Oliver Young

Commander Oliver Young (11 July 1855 – 9 October 1908) was an English Royal Navy officer and later a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham from 1898 to 1901.

Oliver Young
Born	11 July 1855 Wargrave, Berkshire, England
Died	9 October 1908 (aged 53) Hare Hatch, Berkshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Commander
Service number	1869-1887
Unit	69th Navy
Other work	Member of Parliament

Early life and Navy

Young was born on 11 July 1855 at Wargrave in Berkshire, the son of Adolphus William Young a solicitor and later a Member of Parliament and his Australian wife Jane (née Throsby). [1] He was educated at Burney's Naval Academy at Gosport and entered the Royal Navy in 1869.[1]

By 1875 Young was promoted to sub-lieutenant and was a lieutenant by 1880. He served on HMS Beacon (1867) during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria and he was later on board HMS Condor during the campaign in Sudan.[1] In June 1887 Shaw retired from the Navy and married Mabell Ann Beale in 1888.[1]

Politics

Young was elected to Parliament in a by-election following the death of Sir George Russell in 1898. He left Parliament when he resigned using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 3 July 1901.[2] He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.[1]

References

1. "Commander Oliver Young". Obituaries. The Times (38775). London. 12 October 1908. col D, p. 11.
2. "No. 27330". The London Gazette. 5 July 1901. p. 4480.

• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Oliver Young