Frederick William Young

Sir Frederick William Young (5 January 1876 – 26 August 1948) was an Australian agent-general, barrister, liberal/conservative politician and member of the South Australian House of Assembly.^[1]

Photo taken 1902

Young was born in Blyth, South Australia and represented Stanley in the House of Assembly from 3 May 1902 to 26 May 1905. He later represented Wooroora from 13 February 1909 to 26 March 1915. From 17 February 1912 until 19 November 1914, Young was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration for South Australia.^[1]

He married Florence, daughter of John Darling Jr. (1852–1914).

In 1918 he was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Swindon in the United Kingdom Parliament.^[2] He stood down at the 1922 election. He was knighted in 1918.

Young died in Buckingham Gate, London, England.^[3]

See also

• Biography portal
• Australia portal

• Walter James Young
• Randolph Isham Stow
• John Darling Sr.
• Archibald Peake

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Frederick Young

References

1. "Sir Frederick William Young". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
2. "Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons and Judicial Bench 1922". 1867. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
3. Northey, R. E. "Young, Sir Frederick William (1876–1948)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

 

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Swindon 1918 – 1922	Succeeded by Reginald Mitchell Banks

 

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Andrew Kirkpatrick	Agent-General for South Australia 1915–1918	Succeeded by Edward Lucas