- Finlay McNaughton Young
Finlay McNaughton Young (
2 April 1852 –15 February 1916 ) was aCanadian senator .Born in St. Chrysostome,
Canada East , the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at St. Chrysostome and Montreal. In 1879, he moved toManitoba . A farmer, he was first elected to theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba for the electoral division of Turtle Mountain in 1883 and re-elected at all the subsequent elections up to 1899. In 1899, he was defeated. He wasSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1895 to 1899.A Liberal, he was appointed to the
Canadian Senate on30 January 1900 on the recommendation of SirWilfrid Laurier . He represented the Senate division ofKillarney, Manitoba , until his death.References
* [http://www.archive.org/details/canadianparliame00montuoft The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904]
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