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'''George Young, Lord Young''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC}} (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. |
'''George Young, Lord Young''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC}} (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. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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| ⚫ | He was born in Dumfries and educated locally before being sent to the [[University of Edinburgh]] to study law. 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]] in 1853–1860 and [[Sheriff of Haddington|Haddington and Berwick]] in 1860–1862. |
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He was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] in 1862–1866 and 1868–1869. He was appointed [[Lord Advocate]] in 1869, the most senior legal position in Scotland, and technically a governmental post. This role is primarily one of law-making.<ref>Edinburgh: A History of the City by Michael Fry</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was born in Dumfries and educated locally before being sent to the [[University of Edinburgh]] to study |
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He was appointed [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] in 1862–1866 and 1868–1869. He then became [[Lord Advocate]]. |
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He represented [[Wigtown (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] in 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. |
He represented [[Wigtown (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] in 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. |
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On 3 March 1874 he was created a [[Senator of the College of Justice]] with the title '''Lord Young'''. He served until 1905.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-04-08 |url-status= |
On 3 March 1874 he was created a [[Senator of the College of Justice]] with the title '''Lord Young'''. He served until 1905.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2017-04-08 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203065452/http://www.leighrayment.com/misc/lordofsessions.htm |archivedate=3 February 2017 }}</ref> |
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He lived his final years at 28 Moray Place on the prestigious Moray Estate in western Edinburgh.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1905-6</ref> |
He lived his final years at 28 Moray Place on the prestigious Moray Estate in western Edinburgh.<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1905-6</ref> |
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Young is buried with his wife Janet Bell (d. 1901), daughter of George Graham Bell, near the south-west corner of [[Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh|St John's churchyard]] in [[Edinburgh]]. |
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==Legislation== |
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The most important legislation framed and created by Lord Young was the [[Education (Scotland) Act 1872]] under which every town and village in Scotland were obliged to give free education to both boys and girls from the age of five to the age of eleven. This created a wave of school building across Scotland. Whilst children were still permitted to attend private schools they were not permitted to attend no school, and also imbedded in this legislation is the creation of the concept of [[truancy]]. |
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==Family== |
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He married Janet Graham Bell on 18 July 1847, and they had fourteen children. Daughter Lillias ("Lily") married [[Charles Kincaid Mackenzie]] (later styled Lord Mackenzie).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=60587|title=Charles Kincaid MacKenzie grave monument details at St John and St Cuthbert (joint) Church burial ground, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland|website=gravestonephotos.com}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Sources== |
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* ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885'', edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976) |
* ''Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885'', edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976) |
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Wigtown Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] |
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Wigtown Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Wigtown Burghs]] |
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| years = [[1865 United Kingdom general election|1865]] |
| years = [[1865 United Kingdom general election|1865]]–[[1874 Wigtown Burghs by-election|1874]] |
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| before = [[Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet|William Dunbar]] |
| before = [[Sir William Dunbar, 7th Baronet|William Dunbar]] |
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George Young, Lord Young, PC (2 July 1819 – 21 May 1907) was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament and a judge, with the judicial title of Lord Young.
Life
[edit]He was born in Dumfries and educated locally before being sent to the University of Edinburgh to study law. 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 in 1853–1860 and Haddington and Berwick in 1860–1862.
He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1862–1866 and 1868–1869. He was appointed Lord Advocate in 1869, the most senior legal position in Scotland, and technically a governmental post. This role is primarily one of law-making.[1]
He represented Wigtown Burghs in 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.
On 3 March 1874 he was created a Senator of the College of Justice with the title Lord Young. He served until 1905.[2]
He lived his final years at 28 Moray Place on the prestigious Moray Estate in western Edinburgh.[3]
Young is buried with his wife Janet Bell (d. 1901), daughter of George Graham Bell, near the south-west corner of St John's churchyard in Edinburgh.
Legislation
[edit]The most important legislation framed and created by Lord Young was the Education (Scotland) Act 1872 under which every town and village in Scotland were obliged to give free education to both boys and girls from the age of five to the age of eleven. This created a wave of school building across Scotland. Whilst children were still permitted to attend private schools they were not permitted to attend no school, and also imbedded in this legislation is the creation of the concept of truancy.
Family
[edit]He married Janet Graham Bell on 18 July 1847, and they had fourteen children. Daughter Lillias ("Lily") married Charles Kincaid Mackenzie (later styled Lord Mackenzie).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Edinburgh: A History of the City by Michael Fry
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1905-6
- ^ "Charles Kincaid MacKenzie grave monument details at St John and St Cuthbert (joint) Church burial ground, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland". gravestonephotos.com.
Sources
[edit]- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Who's Who of British Members of Parliament: Volume I 1832-1885, edited by M. Stenton (The Harvester Press 1976)
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
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[edit]Categories:
- 1819 births
- 1907 deaths
- Scottish Liberal Party MPs
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Scottish constituencies
- UK MPs 1865–1868
- UK MPs 1868–1874
- UK MPs 1874–1880
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Senators of the College of Justice
- Solicitors general for Scotland
- Lord Advocates
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Scottish sheriffs