Young Baronets

Young Baronets
Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, of North Dean, and his family.

There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Young, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are still extant. The second Baronet of the fourth creation was elevated to the peerage as Baron Lisgar in 1870, but this title became extinct on his death in 1876.

The Young Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 March 1628 for Richard Young, who notably represented Worcester in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1651.

The Young Baronetcy, of North Dean in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 2 May 1769 for William Young. He notably served as Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica. The second Baronet served as Governor of Tobago while the fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire. The fifth Baronet was killed at the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War while his younger brother, the sixth Baronet, died during the Siege of Sevastopol in the same conflict. The ninth Baronet was Envoy Extraordinary to Guatemala and Yugoslavia.

The Young Baronetcy, of Formosa Place in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 November 1813 for Samuel Young. He was the eldest son of Admiral of the White Sir George Young. As of 2011, the sixth and present holder of the title is Sir George Young, a Conservative politician who is Leader of the House of Commons. Geoffrey Winthrop Young and Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, were younger sons of the third Baronet.

The Young Baronetcy, of Bailieborough in the County of Cavan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 August 1821 for William Young. He was a Director of the East India Company.[1] The second Baronet served as Governor General of Canada from 1869 to 1872 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Lisgar, of Lisgar and Bailieborough in the County of Cavan, in 1870. However, the peerage became extinct on his death in 1876 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew, the third Baronet.

The Young Baronetcy, of Partick in the City of Glasgow, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 September 1945 for Arthur Young, who represented Glasgow Partick and Glasgow Scotstoun in the House of Commons as a Conservative. It is currently held by Sir Stephen Young QC, Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands.

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Young Baronets, of London 1728)

  • Sir Richard Young, 1st Baronet (c. 1651)

Young Baronets, of North Dean (1769)

  • Sir William Young, 1st Baronet (1725–1788)
  • Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet (c. 1750–1815)
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 3rd Baronet (c. 1778–1824)
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 4th Baronet (1806–1842)
  • Sir William Norris Young, 5th Baronet (1833–1854)
  • Sir George John Young, 6th Baronet (1835–1854)
  • Sir Charles Lawrence Young, 7th Baronet (31 October, 1839 – 12 September 1887). Young was the son of Sir William Lawrence Young, 4th Baronet. Born at Marlow Park, Buckinghamshire, England, he succeeded in the baronetcy on the death of his brother, Sir George John Young, 6th Baronet, on 22 October 1854. He married Mary Florence Toulmin, daughter of Henry Hayman Toulmin of Childwickbury, Hertfordshire, on 11 August 1863. The wedding took place at St Michael's church in St Albans, Hertfordshire and was performed by the bridegroom's uncle, Rev. Henry Tuffnell Young. He qualified as a barrister and by 1871 was living at 80 Inverness Terrace, Paddington, London. Lady Young had died by this time and he was a widower. By 1881 he had remarried and was living at 5 Ashbourne Terrace, Brompton. He gave his occupations in the census of that year as "Baronet; barrister (not in practice); Director of railways, US and Canada; and dramatic author". He died, aged 48, at The Priory, Hatfield Peverel, Essex. According to his obituary in The Times, "He had been ill for some months past, but had been able to take daily drives up to his death".
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 8th Baronet (1864–1921)
  • Sir (Charles) Alban Young, 9th Baronet (1865–1944)
  • Sir William Neil Young, 10th Baronet (b. 1941)

Young Baronets, of Formosa Place (1813)

  • Sir Samuel Young, 1st Baronet (1766–1826)
  • Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet (1797–1848)
  • Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (1837–1930)
  • Sir George Young, 4th Baronet (1872–1952)
  • Sir George Peregrine Young, 5th Baronet (1908–1960)
  • Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet (b. 1941)

Young Baronets, of Bailieborough (1821)

Barons Lisgar (1870)

Young Baronets, of Bailieborough (1821; Reverted)

  • Sir William Muston Need Young, 3rd Baronet (1847–1934)
  • Sir Cyril Roe Muston Young, 4th Baronet (1881–1955)
  • Sir John William Roe Young, 5th Baronet (1913–1981)
  • Sir John Kenyon Roe Young, 6th Baronet (b. 1947)

Young Baronets, of Partick (1945)

  • Sir Arthur Stewart Leslie Young, 1st Baronet (1889–1950)
  • Sir Alastair Spencer Templeton Young, 2nd Baronet (1918–1963)
  • Sir Stephen Stewart Templeton Young, 3rd Baronet (b. 1947)

See also

References

  1. ^ The Times, 26 September 1870, The Mails, &c.-Southampton
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment' s baronetage page

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