Leon baronets

The Leon Baronetcy, of Bletchley Park in Bletchley in the County of Buckingham, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 July 1911 for Herbert Leon, a financier and Liberal Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire North from 1891 to 1895. The third Baronet was married to the actress Kay Hammond. Their son, the fourth Baronet, is the actor John Standing.

The Leon family owned Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire between 1883 and 1937. It was then used as a codebreaking establishment during the Second World War.

Leon baronets, of Bletchley Park (1911)

• Sir Herbert Samuel Leon, 1st Baronet (1850–1926)
• Sir George Edward Leon, 2nd Baronet (1875–1947)
• Sir Ronald George Leon, 3rd Baronet (1902–1964)
• Sir John Ronald Leon, 4th Baronet (born 1934) (known as John Standing).

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the 4th Baronet's eldest son, Alexander John Leon (born 1965).

His heir apparent is his eldest son, Thomas Alexander Melford Leon (born 1998).

Coat of arms of Leon baronets

Crest Issuant from a mural crown Or a demi-lion Gules grasping in the paws a sunflower leaved and slipped Or seeded Sable. Escutcheon Gules two sunflowers erect slipped leaved and eradicated Or seeded Sable. Motto Seek The Truth

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's list of baronets