Andrew Young (British politician)

Andrew Young, JP (1858–17 Feb 1943) was a teacher, magistrate, and an MP. He had a bright, likeable and cooperative personality and worked to improve the situation of the poor.

This article is about a Scottish politician. For other people named "Andrew Young", see Andrew Young (disambiguation).

Life

• In early life he had been a shoemaker, map mounter, joiner, and a compositor, and at length became a teacher.
• Teacher at North Canongate School, Edinburgh (5 New Street, and at the time also Cranston Street) (from Dec 1881) situated in the Canongate slum district, and then its headmaster for 27 years (1895? - 1922); at his death he left £100 in 1944 as a charitable trust which is Annually Distributed to Schools.[1] The school was said to be not merely a school but one of Scotland's greatest social laboratories.
• Socialist MP for the Partick Division of Glasgow (1923-1924). He was one of the pioneers of the Labour movement in Edinburgh, and to him was due the credit of introducing to the city most of the great leaders of that party,
• Town Council of Edinburgh (1926). He served on various committees, notably on those dealing with housing and public health.
• Elected a Bailie, and after serving a term retired in 1933.
• Elected Chair of the Edinburgh Association of the Educational Institute of Scotland (in 1923).
• Curator of Patronage of the University of Edinburgh
• Governor of the Heriot Trust
• Member of the Edinburgh Educational Endowments Trust
• Member of the Scottish Central Aftercare Council and Earl Haig Unity Relief Fund

All information unless specified sourced from The Scotsman : 1922-07-14 p7 Retirement from School, 1924-03-17 p5 Mr Young at Westminster, 1943-02-17 p3 Obituary [2]

References

1. "Charitable Trusts Update on Consolidation". City of Edinburgh Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
2. "Andrew Young (Materials for the Study of)".

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Collie	Member of Parliament for Glasgow Partick 1923–1924	Succeeded by George Broun-Lindsay