Finlay McNaughton Young

The Honourable Finlay McNaughton Young
Canadian Senator from Manitoba
In office January 30, 1900 – February 15, 1916
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
10th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office 14 February 1895 – December 1899
Preceded by	Samuel Jackson
Succeeded by	William Hespeler
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain
In office January 23, 1883 – July 11, 1888
Preceded by	J. P. Alexander
Succeeded by	John Hettle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Killarney
In office July 11, 1888 – December 7, 1899
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	George Lawrence
Personal details
Born	(1852-04-02)2 April 1852 St. Chrysostome, Canada East
Died	15 February 1916(1916-02-15) (aged 63) Killarney, Manitoba, Canada
Party	Liberal (provincial) Liberal (federal)

Finlay McNaughton Young (2 April 1852 – 15 February 1916) was a Canadian politician.

Background

Born in St. Chrysostome, Canada East, the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at St. 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 Senate of Canada on 30 January 1900 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the Senate division of Killarney, Manitoba, until his death.

References

• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected 3 November 1904

External links

• Finlay McNaughton Young – Parliament of Canada biography