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Sir George Young, 4th Baronet
Sir George Young, 4th Baronet (1872–1952) was a British diplomat, journalist and Ottoman scholar. Early life Sir George Young, known as Georis, was born on 25 October 1872 He was the eldest son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet. His siblings were Geoffrey Winthrop Young, Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, Edward Hilton Young and his sister Eacy Young, who died in her early teens. Young attended Eton College but was expelled. He studied at universities in France, Germany, and Russia. In 1906 he was admitted as a member of the Royal Victorian Order. Diplomatic service Young entered the HM Diplomatic Service, Diplomatic Service and by 1896 had been posted to Washington, D.C., Washington. After a period in Athens he was posted, in 1901, to the UK Embassy in Constantinople (Istanbul since 1930). Whilst working there he edited, with the assistance of an archivist and other officials, the Corps de droit ottoman. The work was aimed at "those engaged in administrative or diplomatic affai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet
Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (1837–1930) was a British governmental administrator and scholar. Early life George Young, 3rd Baronet (1837–1930) was born at Cookham on 15 September 1837, the oldest of the five sons of Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet and Susan Praed, the sister of Winthrop Mackworth Praed. Mackworth Young was one of his younger brothers. Young succeeded his father to the baronetcy in February 1848 at the age of ten. He attended Eton and then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge where he was elected president of the Cambridge Union in 1860. He went on to study Law, qualified as a Barrister and was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1864 but he never practised at law. Parliament He stood for parliament, as a Liberal candidate for Chippenham in the general election of November 1868. In the 1874 general election he was Liberal candidate for Plymouth. He stood again for Plymouth in the general election of April 1880 and in the bye-election held there in Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |