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Oliver Young (11 July 1855 – 9 October 1908) was an English Royal Navy officer and later a British

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. He was the Conservative

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(MP) for

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from 1898 to 1901.

Early life and Navy

Young was born on 11 July 1855 at Wargrave in Berkshire, the son of

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a solicitor and later a

and his Australian wife Jane (née Throsby). He was educated at Burney's Naval Academy at

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and entered the Royal Navy in 1869. By 1875 Young was promoted to sub-lieutenant and was a lieutenant by 1880. He served on during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria and he was later on board during the campaign in Sudan. In June 1887 Shaw retired from the Navy and married Mabell Ann Beale in 1888.

Politics

Young was elected to

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in a

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following the death of Sir George Russell in 1898. He left Parliament when he

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using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 3 July 1901. He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Oliver 1855 births 1908 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1895–1900 UK MPs 1900–1906 Royal Navy officers People from Wargrave Royal Navy personnel of the Anglo-Egyptian War People educated at Burney's Academy Military personnel from Berkshire