George Frederick Young (1791 - 23 February 1870) was an English shipbuilder and politician. He was born the second son of Vice-Admiral William Young and his wife Ann Curling, the daughter of a shipbuilder. He became a leading partner in Curling, Young & Co. of London, constructors of

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and passenger steamships, and later developed interests in

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and the colonization of New Zealand. George was

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(MP) for Tynemouth and North Shields 1832–1838. He was the first member elected for the newly created constituency in the 1832 general election, and lost his seat to Charles Edward Grey on 23 February 1838 as a result of a petition following the 1837 general election. He was later MP for

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1851-

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. His son Sir Frederick Young was a traveller and writer.

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1791 births 1870 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1847–1852 {{England-UK-MP-stub