Young Baronets

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There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Young, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are still extant. The second Baronet of the fourth creation was elevated to the peerage as Baron Lisgar in 1870, but this title became extinct on his death in 1876.

The Young Baronetcy, of London, was created in the Baronetage of England on 10 March 1628 for Richard Young, who notably represented Worcester in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on his death in 1651.

The Young Baronetcy, of North Dean in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 2 May 1769 for William Young. He notably served as Lieutenant-Governor of Dominica. The second Baronet served as Governor of Tobago while the fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire. The fifth Baronet was killed at the Battle of Alma in the Crimean War while his younger brother, the sixth Baronet, died during the Siege of Sevastopol in the same conflict. The ninth Baronet was Envoy Extraordinary to Guatemala and Yugoslavia.

The Young Baronetcy, of Formosa Place in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 November 1813 for Samuel Young. He was the eldest son of Admiral of the White Sir George Young. The sixth and (as of 2007) present holder of the title is a Conservative politician and notably served as Secretary of State for Transport between 1995 and 1997. Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, was the youngest son of the third Baronet.

The Young Baronetcy, of Bailieborough in the County of Cavan, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 August 1821 for William Young. He was a Director of the East India Company. The second Baronet served as Governor General of Canada from 1869 to 1872 and was raised to the peerage as Baron Lisgar, of Lisgar and Bailieborough in the County of Cavan, in 1870. However, the peerage became extinct on his death in 1876 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his nephew, the third Baronet.

The Young Baronetcy, of Partick in the City of Glasgow, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 7 September 1945 for Arthur Stewart Leslie Young, who represented Glasgow Partick and Glasgow Scotstoun in the House of Commons as a Conservative.

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[edit] Young Baronets, of London 1728)

  • Sir Richard Young, 1st Baronet (c. 1651)

[edit] Young Baronets, of North Dean (1769)

  • Sir William Young, 1st Baronet (1725-1788)
  • Sir William Young, 2nd Baronet (c. 1750-1815)
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 3rd Baronet (c. 1778-1824)
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 4th Baronet (1806-1842)
  • Sir William Norris Young, 5th Baronet (1833-1854)
  • Sir George John Young, 6th Baronet (1835-1854)
  • Sir Charles Lawrence Young, 7th Baronet (1839-1887)
  • Sir William Lawrence Young, 8th Baronet (1864-1921)
  • Sir (Charles) Alban Young, 9th Baronet (1865-1944)
  • Sir William Neil Young, 10th Baronet (b. 1941)

[edit] Young Baronets, of Formosa Place (1813)

[edit] Young Baronets, of Bailieborough (1821)

[edit] Barons Lisgar (1870)

[edit] Young Baronets, of Bailieborough (1821; Reverted)

  • Sir William Muston Need Young, 3rd Baronet (1847-1934)
  • Sir Cyril Roe Muston Young, 4th Baronet (1881-1955)
  • Sir John William Roe Young, 5th Baronet (1913-1981)
  • Sir John Kenyon Roe Young, 6th Baronet (b. 1947)

[edit] Young Baronets, of Partick (1945)

  • Sir Arthur Stewart Leslie Young, 1st Baronet (1889-1950)
  • Sir Alastair Spencer Templeton Young, 2nd Baronet (1918-1963)
  • Sir Stephen Stewart Templeton Young, 3rd Baronet (b. 1947)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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