Finlay McNaughton Young

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The Hon. Finlay McNaughton Young

Senator for Killarney, Manitoba
In office 1900–1916
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain
In office 1883–1888
Preceded by	J. P. Alexander
Succeeded by	John Hettle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Killarney
In office 1888–1899
Succeeded by	George Lawrence
Personal details
Born	(1852-04-02)2 April 1852 St. Chrysostome, Canada East
Died	15 February 1916(1916-02-15) (aged 63)
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Manitoba Liberal Party

Finlay McNaughton Young (2 April 1852 – 15 February 1916) was a Canadian senator.

Born in St. Chrysostome, Canada East, the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at St. Chrysostome and Montreal. In 1879, he moved to Manitoba. A farmer, he was first elected to the Legislative 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 was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1895 to 1899.

A Liberal, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 30 January 1900 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the Senate division of Killarney, Manitoba, until his death.

References

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 3 November 1904

External links

Finlay McNaughton Young – Parliament of Canada biography

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Persondata
Name	Young, Finlay Mcnaughton
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	2 April 1852
Place of birth	St. Chrysostome, Canada East
Date of death	15 February 1916
Place of death

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