Andrew Young (British politician)
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Andrew Young, JP (1858–17 February 1943) was a British teacher and magistrate who served as MP for Glasgow Partick from 1923 to 1924.
Biography
In December 1881, he took up a teaching position at
Young was considered active in the Edinburgh Labour movement, and stood as a Socialist MP for the Glasgow Partick constituency in the 1923 general election. He lost the seat in the general election held the next year. Moreover, he served on the Town Council of Edinburgh in 1926 on various committees dealing with issues such as housing and public health. Young was additionally elected a Bailie, and, after serving a term, retired in 1933.
In 1923, he was elected Chair of the Edinburgh Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland.
Young was also known to be a Curator of Patronage of the University of Edinburgh.
Young also served as Governor of the
References
- ^ "Charitable Trusts Update on Consolidation". City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ The Scotsman : 1922-07-14 p7 Retirement from School, 1924-03-17 p5 Mr Young at Westminster, 1943-02-17 p3 Obituary
- ^ "Andrew Young (Materials for the Study of)".