Sir Baldwin Leighton, 7th Baronet (14 May 1805 – 26 February 1871)[1] was an English landowner and politician, who sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1865.
Leighton was the son of Sir Baldwin Leighton, 6th Baronet and his second wife Anne Stanley of Alderley Cheshire. His father was an army general and governor of Carrickfergus, and inherited the baronetcy from a distant cousin.[2] Leighton inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1828 and was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1835.
In the 1859 general election, Leighton was elected Member of Parliament for South Shropshire. He held the seat until the 1865 general election.[3]
Leighton married Mary Parker of Sweeney Hall, Shropshire, in 1832. She inherited the Sweeney estate on the death of her brother Rev. John Parker an amateur artist and prolific painter. She was also a very competent amateur artist[4] and her works include a portrait of her husband in Egyptian attire.[5]
Their sons Baldwyn Leighton and Stanley Leighton both represented Shropshire seats in parliament. Their daughter Charlotte married General William Feilding.[6]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Robert Windsor-Clive Viscount Newport |
Member of Parliament for South Shropshire 1859 – 1865 With: Viscount Newport 1859 - 1865 Percy Egerton Herbert 1865 |
Succeeded by Percy Egerton Herbert Robert Jasper More |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Baldwin Leighton |
Baronet (of Wattlesborough) 1828–1871 |
Succeeded by Baldwyn Leighton |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by Henry Wentworth Powys |
High Sheriff of Shropshire 1835 |
Succeeded by Sir William Rouse-Boughton, 2nd Baronet, |