Viscount Younger of Leckie, of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 20 February 1923 for the Unionist politician Sir George Younger, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Leckie in the County of Clackmannan, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 12 July 1911.[2] His grandson, the third Viscount, served as Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire (renamed Stirling and Falkirk in 1975) from 1964 to 1979, whilst the third Viscount's brother was Labour MP Kenneth Younger. His son, the fourth Viscount, was a prominent Conservative politician. In 1992, five years before he succeeded his father, he was created a life peer as Baron Younger of Prestwick, of Ayr in the District of Kyle and Carrick.[3] As of 2017 the titles are held by his son, the fifth Viscount, who succeeded in 2003 and joined the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer in 2010.
The family seat is Leckie House, near Gargunnock, Stirlingshire.
Viscounts Younger of Leckie (1923)
- George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie (1851–1929)
- James Younger, 2nd Viscount Younger of Leckie (1880–1946)
- Edward George Younger, 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie (1906–1997)
- George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie (1931–2003)
- James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie (b. 1955)
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. Alexander William George Younger (b. 1993)
Line of Succession
- James Younger (1818—1868)
George Younger, 1st Viscount Younger of Leckie (1851–1929) - James Younger, 2nd Viscount Younger of Leckie (1880–1946)
- Edward George Younger, 3rd Viscount Younger of Leckie (1906–1997)
, George Kenneth Hotson Younger, Baron Younger of Prestwick, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie (1931–2003) - James Edward George Younger, 5th Viscount Younger of Leckie (b. 1955) Rep. Peer from 2010, taking The Earl of Northesk's room.
- (1) Hon. Alexander William George Younger (b. 1993)
- (2) Hon. Charles Gerald Alexander Younger (b. 1959)
- (3) Geordie Charles Kenneth Younger (b. 1997)
- (4) Hon. Andrew Seymour Robert Younger (b. 1962)
- Hon. Alexander James Younger (1933–2016)
- (5) Nicholas Gerald Gilmour Younger (b. 1963)
- (6) Rupert Edward Alexander Younger (b. 1966)
- (7) Alec Gilmour Younger (b. 1998)
- Hon. Robert Edward Gilmour Younger (1940–2012)
- (8) Fergus Robert Younger (b. 1975)
- Hon. Kenneth Gilmour Younger (1908–1976)
- (9) James Samuel Younger (b. 1951)
- (10) Edward Kenneth Spencer Younger (b. 1986)
- (9) James Samuel Younger (b. 1951)
- William Younger of Ravenswood (1857—1925)
Sir William McEwan Younger of Fountainbridge, 1st Baronet (1905—1992)
- Robert Younger, Baron Blanesburgh (1861—1946)
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References
- ^ "No. 32797". The London Gazette. 20 February 1923. p. 1226.
- ^ "No. 28566". The London Gazette. 29 December 1911. pp. 9825–9826.
- ^ "No. 52987". The London Gazette. 10 July 1992. p. 11675.
- Kidd, Charles & Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages