Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet
Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet,
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. He became editor of the Financial News, 1926-29, when he introduced an Atrs page which was continued by the Financial Times when they were merged in 1946.
Young joined the Conservative Party in 1926 during his term as MP for Norwich. He served as a delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations, 1926 and 1927. He became MP for Sevenoaks in 1929 and served as Minister for Export Credits from 1929 and Minister of Health between 1931 and 1935. He was created Baron Kennet in 1935.
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 Labour politician.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–present) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George Henry Roberts and Sir Frederick Low |
Member of Parliament for
Norwich 2-seat constituency (with George Henry Roberts) 1915–1923 |
Succeeded by Dorothy Jewson and Walter Robert Smith |
| Preceded by Dorothy Jewson and Walter Robert Smith |
Member of Parliament for
Norwich 2-seat constituency (with James Griffyth Fairfax) 1924–1929 |
Succeeded by Walter Robert Smith and Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare |
| Preceded by Herbert Walter Styles |
Member of Parliament for
Sevenoaks 1929–1935 |
Succeeded by Charles Edward Ponsonby |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Neville Chamberlain/Arthur Greenwood, 1929-31 |
Minister of
Health 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by Sir Kingsley Wood |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by New Creation |
Baron Kennet | Succeeded by Wayland Young |
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