Oliver Young

Oliver Young
Born	11 July 1855(1855-07-11) Wargrave, Berkshire, England
Died	9 October 1908(1908-10-09) (aged 53) Hare Hatch, Berkshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Commander
Service number	1869-1887
Other work	Member of Parliament

Commander Oliver Young (11 July 1855 – 9 October 1908) was an English Royal Navy officer and later a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham from 1898 to 1901.

Early life and Navy

Young was born on 11 July 1855 at Wargrave in Berkshire, the son of Adolphus William Young a solicitor and later a Member of Parliament and his Australian wife Jane (nee Throsby). ^[1] He was educated at Burney's Naval Academy at Gosport and entered the Royal Navy in 1869.^[1]

By 1875 Young was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and was a Lieutenant by 1880. He served on HMS Beacon during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria and he was later on board HMS Condor during the campaign in Sudan.^[1] In June 1887 Shaw retired from the Navy and married Mabell Ann Beale in 1888.^[1]

Politics

Young was elected to Parliament in a by-election following the death of Sir George Russell in 1898. He left Parliament with he resigned using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 3 July 1901. He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Commander Oliver Young" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Monday, 12 October 1908. Issue 38775, col D, p. 11.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Oliver Young

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by George Russell	Member of Parliament for Wokingham 1898 – 1901	Succeeded by Ernest Gardner

Persondata
Name	Young, Oliver
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Date of birth	11 July 1855
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Date of death	9 October 1908
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