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			He was a member of the [[Camberwell Board of Advice]] in the late 1900s and early 1910s.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90313474 \|title=Camberwell Board of Advice \|newspaper=[[Reporter]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=27 August 1909 \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|page=7 \|via=Trove }}</ref>

	Leigh was first elected in the [[Camberwell council election, 1933\|1933 elections]], beating incumbent councillor [[Arthur Latham]] by a significant majority.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 \|title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=26 August 1933 \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|page=29 \|via=Trove }} </ref> He campaigned strongly against the incumbent council, accussing them of "extravagence" and financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 \|title=IN THE SUBURBS \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=3 August 1933 \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|page=11 \|via=Trove }}</ref> This was to be the last election before North Ward was split into [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]] in the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]].		Leigh was first elected in the [[Camberwell council election, 1933\|1933 elections]], beating incumbent councillor [[Arthur Latham]] by a significant majority.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 \|title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=26 August 1933 \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|page=29 \|via=Trove }} </ref> He campaigned strongly against the incumbent council, accussing them of "extravagence" and financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 \|title=IN THE SUBURBS \|newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] \|location=Victoria, Australia \|date=3 August 1933 \|access-date=5 May 2020 \|page=11 \|via=Trove }}</ref> This was to be the last election before North Ward was split into [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]] in the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]].

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| death_place = 3 Venice Street, [[wikipedia:Mentone, Victoria|Mentone]], [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]<ref name="TheArgusObituary" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206873066 |title=OBITUARY |newspaper=[[The Age]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 February 1948 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref name="TheArgusFamilyNotice">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22526122 |title=Family Notices |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=13 February 1948 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }} </ref>
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'''Henry Scarsbrick Leigh''' was a [[Councillors of Camberwell Council|councillor]] for [[North Ward]] on [[City of Camberwell|Camberwell City Council]] from 1933 to

==Early life==

==Career==
Henry Leigh had long-standing connections with the Mutual Store Ltd for 46 years, and served as its chartered secretary for some time.<ref name="TheArgusObituary" /> He was also president of the Master Drapers' Association.<ref name="TheArgusObituary" />

===Politics===
Leigh was first elected in the [[Camberwell council election, 1933|1933 elections]], beating incumbent councillor [[Arthur Latham]] by a significant majority.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4758087 |title=CITY OF CAMBERWELL. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=26 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> He campaigned strongly against the incumbent council, accussing them of "extravagence" and financial mismanagement.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4752976 |title=IN THE SUBURBS |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 August 1933 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=11 |via=Trove }}</ref> This was to be the last election before North Ward was split into [[North-East Ward]] and [[North-West Ward]] in the [[1934 resubdivision of the City of Camberwell]].

He was re-elected unopposed to represent North-West Ward in [[Camberwell council election, 1939|1939]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11237890 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=25 August 1939 |access-date=5 May 2020 |page=16 |via=Trove }}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[Leigh Park]] in [[Balwyn North]] is named for him.

==References==
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[[Category:City of Camberwell councillors]]
[[Category:North Ward councillors]]

Henry Scarsbrick Leigh - Revision history

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