Oliver Young
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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.
a solicitor and later a Member of Parliament
and his Australian wife Jane (nee Throsby).
He was educated at Burney's Naval Academy at Gosport and entered the Royal Navy in 1869.
By 1875 Young was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and was a Lieutenant by 1880. He served on HMS Beacon during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria and he was later on board HMS Condor
during the campaign in Sudan. In June 1887 Shaw retired from the Navy and married Mabell Ann Beale in 1888.
in a by-election following the death of Sir George Russell
in 1898. He left Parliament with he resigned
using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead
on 3 July 1901. He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.
Commander
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Oliver Young (11 July 1855 – 9 October 1908) was an English Royal Navy officer and later a British
United Kingdom
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politician
Politician
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. He was the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Wokingham
Wokingham (UK Parliament constituency)
Wokingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
from 1898 to 1901.
Early life and Navy
Young was born on 11 July 1855 at Wargrave in Berkshire, the son of Adolphus William YoungAdolphus William Young
Adolphus William Young was an English solicitor who spent some years in New South Wales and became involved in local politics...
a solicitor and later a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and his Australian wife Jane (nee Throsby).
He was educated at Burney's Naval Academy at Gosport and entered the Royal Navy in 1869.
By 1875 Young was promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and was a Lieutenant by 1880. He served on HMS Beacon during the 1882 Bombardment of Alexandria and he was later on board HMS Condor
HMS Condor (1876)
HMS Condor was the name-ship of the Royal Navy Condor-class composite gunvessel of 3 guns.-Construction:Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction, her hull was of composite construction; that is, iron keel, frames, stem and stern posts with wooden planking...
during the campaign in Sudan. In June 1887 Shaw retired from the Navy and married Mabell Ann Beale in 1888.
Politics
Young was elected to ParliamentParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
in a by-election following the death of Sir George Russell
Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet
Sir George Russell, 4th Baronet was a British barrister and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1898....
in 1898. He left Parliament with he resigned
Resignation from the British House of Commons
Members of Parliament sitting in the House of Commons in the United Kingdom are technically forbidden to resign. To circumvent this prohibition, a legal fiction is used...
using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead
Manor of Northstead
The Manor of Northstead was once a collection of fields and farms in the parish of Scalby in the North Riding of Yorkshire in England. By 1600, the manor house had fallen into disrepair and was occupied only by a shepherd. At present the Manor is part of the Barrowcliff area of the town of...
on 3 July 1901. He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.