1881 to 1909 and Counsel to the Speaker of the Commons from 1883 to 1907. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 1895 Resignation Honours, and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 1901 New Year Honours. He was a regular visitor to Lord's, The Canterbury and Scarborough Festivals up until his death in May 1915. He died just six days after his youngest son Edward was killed in action at Aubers Ridge. His elder son Major Chandos Leigh was the first Harrovian to be killed in the Great War, at Mons in August 1914, and the second blow was too much for him. He died, in the same year as W. G. Grace and his good friend Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, of a broken heart mourning the loss of his two sons and the end of the golden age of cricket. Notes External links Stoneleigh Cricket Club Edward Chandos Leigh - More Information and Photos 1832 births 1915 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Presidents of the Marylebone Cricket Club Younger sons of barons Gentlemen of England cricketers Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers