Edward Younger, 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie
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Edward George Younger, 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie (21 November 1906 - 25 June 1997)
Family background
Lord Younger of Leckie came from a Scottish familyScottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
which had been making money from brewing
Brewing
Brewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
since the 18th century, and which entered the aristocracy
Aristocracy
Aristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...
in the early years of the 20th century. His great-great-great-great-grandfather, George Younger (baptised 1722), was the founder of the family's brewing business, George Younger and Son.
This George Younger's great-great-grandson, also named George Younger
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie Bt was a British politician.He was educated at Edinburgh Academy. In 1897, he became chairman of George Younger and Son, the family brewing business founded by his great-grandfather, George Younger , of Alloa, Clackmannanshire...
(1851-;1929), entered politics, and was created Viscount Younger of Leckie in 1923. This peerage has passed in an unbroken line from father to son ever since.
Birth and early life
Younger was the elder son of James Younger, 2nd Viscount Younger of Leckie (1880-1946) by his wife Maud Gilmour (daughter of Sir John Gilmour, 1st BaronetSir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet
Colonel Sir John Gilmour, 1st Baronet was chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, and was created a baronet in 1897.Son of Allan Gilmour of Renfew and Agnes Strang....
).
His brother Kenneth Gilmour Younger (15th Dec.1908 - 19 May 1976) was Labour MP for Grimsby 1945-59.