Finlay McNaughton Young

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

The Hon. Finlay McNaughton Young
Senator for Killarney, Manitoba
In office 1900–1916
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Turtle Mountain
In office 1883–1888
Preceded by	J. P. Alexander
Succeeded by	John Hettle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Killarney
In office 1888–1899
Succeeded by	George Lawrence
10th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office 14 February 1895 – December 1899
Preceded by	Samuel Jackson
Succeeded by	William Hespeler
Personal details
Born	(1852-04-02)2 April 1852 St. Chrysostome, Canada East
Died	15 February 1916(1916-02-15) (aged 63) Killarney, Manitoba
Nationality	British subject
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Manitoba Liberal Party
Occupation	farmer

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