George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie

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George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie (born October 13, 1851 in Alloa , Scotland , † April 29, 1929 ) was a British politician .

biography

After completing school at Edinburgh Academy, he began studying at Edinburgh University , which he had to give up in 1868 at the age of 17 in order to run the family brewery after the death of his father . Like his uncle William McEwan, he knew how to combine his entrepreneurial activities with his later political career.

He began his political career in local politics in Clackmannanshire , in 1904 he became chairman of the Conservative and Unionist Association , the forerunner of today's Conservative Party, in Scotland .

In the 1906 general election, Younger was first elected a member of the House of Commons , where he represented the constituency of Ayr Burghs until 1922 . Between 1916 and 1923 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Conservative Party. In this role he had a decisive influence on the successful performance of the Conservatives in the 1918 general election, which led to the recovery of many constituencies by candidates from the Conservative Party. In 1922 he was also one of the leading figures in the replacement of the national coalition government from Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the subsequent formation of conservative governments under Prime Ministers Andrew Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin from 1922 to 1924.

After he had already been raised to baronet in 1911, Younger was raised in 1923 with the title Viscount Younger of Leckie to the hereditary nobility and was as such a member of the House of Lords . From 1923 until his death in 1929 he was also treasurer of the Conservative Party.

His great-grandson George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie , was also a Conservative member of the House of Commons and Minister.

literature

  • Una McGovern (Ed.): Chambers Biographical Dictionary. Chambers, Edinburgh 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2 , p. 1639.
predecessor Office successor
New title created Viscount Younger of Leckie
1923-1929 		James Younger
personal data
SURNAME Younger, George, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Younger, George
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH October 13, 1851
PLACE OF BIRTH Alloa , Scotland
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1929