About Arthur Young
Lived 1889 – 1950 (aged 60). Arthur Young was a British politician.
Sir Arthur Stewart Leslie Young, 1st Baronet (10 October 1889 – 14 August 1950) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.
Educated at Fettes College and abroad, he served during the First World War in the Scottish Rifles, reaching the rank of major.
He sat as the member of parliament (MP) for Glasgow Partick (UK Parliament constituency) from 1935 to 1950, and then sat for Glasgow Scotstoun (UK Parliament constituency) until his death.
He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Under-Secretary of State for Scotland from 1937 and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland from 1939. In 1941, he was appointed Scottish Unionist Whip. He was a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1942 to 1944, and Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household from 1944 to 1945.
He was created a baronet on 7 September 1945.
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Who was Arthur Young?
British politician (1889-1950)
When was Arthur Young born?
Arthur Young was born on 10 October 1889.
When did Arthur Young die?
Arthur Young died on 14 August 1950.
What was Arthur Young's occupation?
Arthur Young was a politician.
What nationality was Arthur Young?
Arthur Young was British.
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· DBpedia: Sir Arthur Young, 1st Baronet
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