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John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar GCB GCMG PC (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876) was a British diplomat and politician. He served as Governor General of Canada (1869–72), Governor of New South Wales (1861–67) and as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1853–55).
- British and Irish
- Eton College
- Adelaide Dalton (d. 1895)
- The Earl of Aberdeen
Hourican, Bridget. Young, Sir John (1807–76), 1st Baron Lisgar , chief secretary for Ireland and governor-general of New South Wales and Canada, was born 31 August 1807 in Bombay, India, eldest son of Sir William Young, 1st baronet (d. 1848) of Bailieborough Castle, Co. Cavan, director and shareholder in the East India Company, and his wife ...
Sir John Young Lisgar, Baron, politician, colonial administrator, governor general of Canada and governor of PEI 1869-72 (b at Bombay, India 31 Aug 1807; d at Bailieborough, Ire 6 Oct 1876). John Young was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi, Oxford.
Biography. John Young GCMG KCB is Notable. John Young GCMG KCB was born in India. Sir John Young (1807-1876), governor, was born on 31 August 1807 in Bombay, India, eldest son of Sir William Young, 1st baronet and East India Co. director, and his wife Lucy, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Frederick.
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- August 31, 1807
- Adelaide Annabella (Tuite-Dalton) Mills
- October 6, 1876
YOUNG, Sir JOHN, Baron LISGAR, second governor general of Canada; b. 31 Aug. 1807 in Bombay, India, eldest son of Sir William Young, a director and large shareholder in the East India Company, and Lucy Frederick; d. 6 Oct. 1876 in Bailieborough, Ireland. John Young was educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford ( ba 1829).
Sir John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807-1876), governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867, was the son of a director of the East India Co. Educated at Eton and Oxford, whence he graduated in 1829, he was called to the Bar in 1834.
He was a strong supporter of confederation and played a key role in encouraging British Columbia and Manitoba to join. 1 While the Treaty of Washington was being drawn up, Young struggled to maintain Canadian interests, to the chagrin of British commissioners. 2.
