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The Viscount Younger of Leckie | |
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 George Younger caricatured by "HCO" inVanity Fair, 1910 | |
| Born | 13 October 1851 |
| Died | 29 April 1929 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie (13 October 1851 – 29 April 1929), known asSir George Younger, 1st Baronet between 1911 and 1923, was a British politician.
George Younger was born on 13 October 1851. He was educated atEdinburgh Academy.
Younger 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), ofAlloa,Clackmannanshire. He became chairman in 1897.
Younger was aDeputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire from November 1901,[1] andUnionist Partymember of parliament forAyr 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 abaronet on 12 July 1911, and laterViscount Younger of Leckie on 20 February 1923.
Younger died on 29 April 1929. One of his great-grandsons was theConservative politicianGeorge Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie (1931–2003), who held ministerial office asSecretary of State for Scotland from 1979 to 1986, andSecretary of State for Defence from 1986 to 1989.
His son,Charles, was a first-class cricketer who was killed in theFirst World War.[2]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forAyr Burghs 1906–1922 | Succeeded by |
| Honorary titles | ||
| Preceded by | Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire 1925–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Conservative Party 1916–1923 | Succeeded by |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Viscount Younger of Leckie 1923–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baronet (of Leckie) 1911–1929 | Succeeded by |
