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Duncan Drummond Young
Obituary of Duncan Drummond Young MBE, Edinburgh Councillor; born 22 May, 1914, in Edinburgh; died 22 February, 2007, in Edinburgh, aged 92. Duncan Drummond Young was one of the most distinguished of Edinburgh Town Councillors, whose work on behalf of the homeless created far-reaching social changes throughout the city. He was widely respected in the City Chambers for that pioneering work and his no-nonsense approach to politics. Drummond Young encouraged private companies to rebuild houses and then sell them to people who wanted to live in them.Drummond Young's involvement in public affairs were based on his sound and committed Christian beliefs. He was a devout Roman Catholic and a devoted family man.
Always immaculately dressed with a ready smile and warm eyes behind horn-rimmed spectacles, Drummond Young was everyone's favourite uncle. Whether at the City Chambers or on duty as a baillie, he puffed merrily on his pipe in a kindly, avuncular manner. He was awarded the MBE in 1953.
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