Background
Young was born at Paddington, the son of Charles Baring Young and his wife Elizabeth Winthrop.
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Charles Young
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He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Career
He was later called to the bar at Inner Temple. On the death of his father in 1882, he inherited an estate at Monkenheath, East Barnet. In September 1883, he purchased the Daylesford and Kingham Hill estates in Oxfordshire in order to establish Kingham Hill School for boys.
The estates comprised 1,547 acres (626 km2) between the River Evenlode in Oddington, Oxfordshire and Churchill, Oxfordshire.
He held the seat until 1892 when he resigned to concentrate his efforts on Kingham Hill School. Young also purchased a farm at Woodstock, Ontario where he provided an opportunity for many of his Kingham Hill boys to find a life in Canada.
Membership
23rd United Kingdom Parliament. 24th United Kingdom Parliament]
Young was elected Member of Parliament for Christchurch, Hampshire in November 1885.
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Political Party
Conservative Party