George Frederick Young

Who was George Frederick Young?

George Frederick Young was an English shipbuilder and politician.

He was born the second son of Vice-Admiral William Young and his wife Ann Curling, the daughter of a shipbuilder. He became a leading partner in Curling, Young & Co. of London, constructors of Eat Indiamen and passenger steamships, and later developed interests in Lloyds and the colonization of New Zealand.

George was Member of Parliament for Tynemouth and North Shields 1832-1838. He was the first member elected for the newly created constituency in the 1832 general election, and lost his seat to Charles Edward Grey on 23 February 1838 as a result of a petition following the 1837 general election. He was later MP for Scarborough 1851-1852.

His son Sir Frederick Young was a traveller and writer.