b. 1807-08-31
d. 1876-10-06
Young held the title of Governor-General of Canada and Governor of Prince Edward Island
from 1869 to 1872. He was a strong supporter of confederation and played a key role
in encouraging
British Columbia and Manitoba to join. While the Treaty of Washington was being drawn up, Young struggled to maintain Canadian
interests, to the chagrin of British commissioners.
Young was born in Bombay, India, on 31 August 1807. He graduated from Oxford University in 1829. He served in Ireland as Lord of Treasury
from 1844 to 1846, and Chief Secretary from 1852 to 1855. Young left Ireland to accept
the position of Lord High Commissioner on the Ionian islands on 20 March 1855. On 22 March 1861, Young accepted an offer to become Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief
of New South Wales, Australia. He returned to England from Australia on 24 December
1867. On 26 October 1870, Young was made Baron Lisgar.
Young resigned from the Canadian government after falling ill in early 1872. He died
on 6 October 1876 at Lisgar House, Bailieborough, Ireland.
- 1. Sir John Young, Baron Lisgar, Historica Canada.
- 2. E. I. Carlyle, Young, John, Oxford University Press.
- 3. Ibid.
- 4. Charles A. Thompson, YOUNG, Sir JOHN, Baron LISGAR, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto 2003-.
- 5. Carlyle, Young, John.
- 6. Thompson, YOUNG, Sir JOHN, Baron LISGAR, Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 10, University of Toronto 2003-.
- 7. Carlyle, Young, John, Oxford University Press.