Finlay McNaughton Young (2 April 1852 – 15 February 1916) was a
Canadian senator
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.
Born in
St. Chrysostome,
Canada East
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, 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
Senate of Canada
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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
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1852 births
1916 deaths
Canadian senators from Manitoba
Liberal Party of Canada senators
People from Montérégie
Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Anglophone Quebec people
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