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[[File:George Young Watkins.jpg|thumb|George Young, photograph about 1868]]
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'''George Young, Lord Young''' (2 July 1819 – 21 May 1907) was a Scottish [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] MP in the British Parliament and a judge, with the judicial title of Lord Young.

He was born at Dumfries and educated at the [[University of Edinburgh]]. He became a member of the [[Faculty of Advocates]] in 1840 and was also called to the English bar. He held the judicial offices of [[Sheriff]] of [[Inverness-shire]] 1853-1860 and of [[Haddington, East Lothian|Haddington]] and [[County of Berwick|Berwick]] 1860-1862.

He was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] 1862-1866 and 1868-1869. He then became [[Lord Advocate]].

He represented [[Wigtown (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] 1865-1874, until he lost an election. After an election petition, that election was declared void and the seat awarded to Young on 28 May 1874. However, in June 1874, he was appointed a Judge of the [[Court of Session]] and left Parliament.

Briefly in 1874 he was [[Senator of the College of Justice]].

He is buried with his wife Janet (d.1901) near the south-west corner of [[Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh|St John's churchyard]] in [[Edinburgh]].

==References==
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* ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885'', edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
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== External links ==
* {{Hansard-contribs | mr-george-young | George Young  }}

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