John Young
Mr John Young
Rush ID: 6324
Details
- Born:
- 31 August 1807
- Died:
- 6 October 1876
- Birth place:
- Bombay, India
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Election occupation:
- Barrister / Advocate
- Parentage:
- Sir William Young, 1st Bart, and youngest daughter of Charles Federick
- Notes:
- Succeeded as Baronet in 1848. Chief Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, 1855-1859; Governor of New South Wales, 1860-1867; Governor-General of Canada, 1868-1872.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- Awarded in 1848
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 1
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 6324
- MNIS ID:
- Not set
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q334392
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 315
- They work for you ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- YOUNG, John (1807-1876)
Peerages
-
1st Baron Lisgar
New hereditary
1870
Constituencies
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Cavan
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1832 Date of election: 10 December 1832 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1855* Date of exit: c. 1855* Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Resignation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: First elected in 1831. Exit in or before April 1855 on appointment as Chief Commissioner of the Ionian Islands.
Ministerial offices
-
Lord of the Treasury 1841-1844
-
Secretary to the Treasury 1844-1846
-
Chief Secretary for Ireland 1852-1855
Higher education
-
Corpus Christi College
Attended -1829
Degree BA
Graduated
Marriages
-
Dalton, Lady Adelaide Annabella
Year: 1835
Parties
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Conservative Party Member