James Young Geddes

{{Short description|Scottish poet}}

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James Young Geddes (1850{{spaced ndash}}1913) was a Scottish poet. Born in Dundee, he spent much of his youth and later life in Alyth, where he worked as a local correspondent for the Dundee Advertiser. He later served as chairman of Alyth Town Council. In the 1880s, he was president of Dundee Burns Club.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/3004413/dundees-forgotten-poet-to-be-honoured-at-burns-club/|title=Dundee's 'forgotten poet' to be honoured at Burns Club|date=11 February 2022|accessdate=14 March 2022}}