Jørgen Young (baptized April 17, 1781 – died February 26, 1837) was a

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timber merchant born in

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'' (Young Square) in Oslo is named after him. Young had his own dwelling in the building that now stands at ''Storgata'' no. 3 in Christiania. He purchased the

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neighborhood in 1815 and parceled out the properties there in order to drive out the most well-off cottagers, whereby in return for leasing land there the people and their families had to provide

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, among other duties. Young sat on the city council from 1816 to 1821. At that time, the wealthiest men in the city could determine whether and how long they wanted to sit in the city council. He represented the capital in the

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for the 1821 term. Young was also one of the city's fire commissioners, for which he received a small fee from the city budget. In 1818 he purchased the property later known as Youngsløkken from the court justice Paul Thrane. Young was the wealthiest man in the city from 1833 to 1834.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Jorgen 1781 births 1837 deaths Norwegian merchants Norwegian landowners Norwegian businesspeople in timber Members of the Storting People from Kongsvinger Politicians from Oslo 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople