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Encyclopedia > Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet

Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet (1879-1960), was a British politician and writer. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Originally a Liberal, Young was first elected as an MP in 1915, became Financial Secretary to the Treasury in 1921 and Chief Whip for the Lloyd George Liberals in 1922. He was made a Privy Counsellor in 1922. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... This article is about various offices in the government of the United Kingdom. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (January 17, 1863 – March 26, 1945) was a British statesman and the last Liberal to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ...


Young joined the Conservative Party in 1926 and was Minister of Health between 1931 and 1935. He was created Baron Kennet in 1935. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Young was married to the sculptor Kathleen Scott, née Bruce, widow of Captain Sir Robert Falcon Scott. Their son, Wayland Young, became a writer and politician. Lady Edith Agnes Kathleen Scott, Baroness Kennett, FRSBS, (1870 - July 25, 1947) was a British sculptor. ... Sir is an honorary title. ... Captain Sir Robert Falcon Scott (June 6, 1868 - March 29, 1912) was a British Naval officer and Antarctic explorer. ... Wayland Young (Lord Kennet, the 2nd Baron Kennet, born August 2, 1923) is a British writer and S.D.P and Labour Party politician. ...



Preceded by:
Neville Chamberlain
Minister of Health
1931–1935
Succeeded by:
Sir Kingsley Wood


Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869–9 November 1940) was a British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937–1940. ... Minister of Health redirects here. ... Sir Howard Kingsley Wood (19 August 1891 - 21 September 1943) was a Conservative British politician. ...



Preceded by:
New Creation
Baron Kennet
Succeeded by:
Wayland Young


Baron Kenett is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. ... Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (born August 2, 1923) is a British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician. ...


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Wayland Young - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (414 words)
Wayland Hilton Young, 2nd Baron Kennet (born August 2, 1923) is a British writer and SDP and Labour Party politician.
Young was born to the politician Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, and the sculptor Kathleen Scott, née Bruce, widow of Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
Young has published on a wide range of mostly political topics, especially on the politics of Italy, on disarmament and arms control, on the churches of London, and on various political scandals, notably the Profumo Affair and the Montesi scandal.
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