| LC control no. | nr 93037968 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Darling, William Y. (William Young), Sir, 1885-1962 |
| Variant(s) | Darling, Will. Y. (William Young), 1885-1962 Darling, William Young, Sir, 1885-1962 |
| See also | Alternate identity: Timoleon, 1885-1962 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Associated place | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Located | Edinburgh (Scotland) |
| Birth date | 1885-05-08 |
| Death date | 1962-02-04 |
| Place of birth | Carlisle (England) |
| Affiliation | Heriot-Watt College Edinburgh (Scotland). Corporation Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Scottish Unionist Party |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians City council members Mayors Legislators |
| Found in | Curr, T. Modern Athenians, 1944: t.p. (the Right Hon. Sir William Y. Darling, C.B.E., M.C.) The bankrupt bookseller, 1947: t.p. (Will. Y. Darling) So it looks to me, 1952: t.p. (by Sir William Y. Darling) LC in RLIN, 9-21-93 (hdg.: Darling, William Young, Sir, 1885-1962; no usage) Wikipedia, viewed 29 July 2021: William Darling, politician (Sir William Young Darling CBE FRSE LLD MC; born 8 May 1885 in Carlisle, Cumbria; attended Heriot-Watt College; became director of the family drapers firm after leaving the army, became a member of Edinburgh Corporation in 1933, was city treasurer from 1937 to 1940, was Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1941 to 1944, was chairman of the Scottish Council on Industry from 1942 to 1946, and was the Unionist Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons for the Edinburgh South constituency from 1945 to 1957; published books anonymously or under his name and one book under the pseudonym Timoleon; appointed CBE in 1923 and knighted in 1943; died 4 February 1962 and buried in Traquair) |
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