George Edward Young (15 February 1852 – 27 September 1937) was the

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from 1906 until 1933.

History

Young was born near

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, a son of the Rev. Peter Young, Rector of North Witham and Prebendary of Lincoln, England, and educated at The Royal Grammar School Guildford. He emigrated to South Australia in 1875 and after working on outback properties and at the

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mine was

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in 1887. After missionary work in

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’s outback he was

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Port Pirie Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, north of the state capital, Adelaide. The city has an expansive history which dates back to 1845. Port Pirie was the first proclaimed regional city in South ...

from 1888 to 1891; and at

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from 1891 to 1894. He was

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from 1894 to 1906 and its

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from 1896 to 1906.

Personal

On 23 December 1882 Young married Wilhelmina Wilson "Mina" Roe née Haining (1844 – 26 November 1925); their only child was Dorothea Caroline Young (29 August 1884 – 1961). Mina was the eldest daughter of

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(1802–1874), South Australia's first

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minister, and widow of Police Inspector John Henry Roe (c. 1835–1877).

References

1852 births 1937 deaths Clergy from South Australia People educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford Deans of Adelaide British emigrants to Australia {{ Australia-reli-bio-stub