George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie Bt (13 October 1851 – 29 April 1929) was a British politician.
He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and left college at the age of 17 on his father's death to run the family brewery of George Younger and Son, the business founded by his great-grandfather, George Younger (baptised 17 February 1722), of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He became chairman in 1897.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from November 1901,[1] and an elected Unionist MP for Ayr Burghs from 1906 until 1922. He was also Chairman of the Unionist Party Organisation from 1916 to 1923, and Treasurer of the Unionist Party in 1923. He was created a baronet on 12 July 1911, and a viscount — as the 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie — on 20 February 1923.
One of his great-grandsons was the politician George Younger (1931–2003), 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Secretary of State for Scotland from 1979 to 1986, and Secretary of State for Defence from 1986 to 1989.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27381. p. 8415. 29 November 1901.
- Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition, 1999). Editor-in-chief: Charles Mosley; publisher: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd.
- "Viscount Younger of Leckie". The Independent. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Younger
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joseph Dobbie |
Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs 1906–1922 |
Succeeded by Sir John Lawrence Baird |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by The Duke of Montrose |
Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire 1925–1929 |
Succeeded by William Laurence Pullar |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur Steel-Maitland |
Chairman of the Conservative Party 1916–1923 |
Succeeded by Stanley Jackson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Viscount Younger of Leckie 1923–1929 |
Succeeded by James Younger |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Leckie) 1911–1929 |
Succeeded by James Younger |