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George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie

The 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie (October 13, 1851 - April 29, 1929), born as George Younger, 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 (baptised February 17, 1722), of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He became a Unionist MP in 1906, being Chairman of the Unionist Party Organisation from 1916 to 1923, and Treasurer of the Unionist Party in 1923. He was created a baronet on July 12, 1911, and a viscount - as the 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie - on February 20, 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.

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