Background
Born in Saint Chrysostome, Canada East, the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at Saint Chrysostome and Montreal.
politician Member of the Senate of Canada
Born in Saint Chrysostome, Canada East, the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at Saint Chrysostome and Montreal.
In 1879, he moved to Manitoba. A farmer, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the electoral division of Turtle Mountain in 1883 and re-elected at all the subsequent elections up to 1899. In 1899, he was defeated.
He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1895 to 1899.
A Liberal, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on 30 January 1900 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the Senate division of Killarney, Manitoba, until his death.
