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About John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar, known from 1848 to 1870 as Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet, was a British diplomat and politician who served as the second governor general of Canada from 1869 to 1872. He previously served as the 12th governor of New South Wales, from 1861 to 1867, and as Chief Secretary for Ireland, from 1853 to 1855.
Everything about John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar →- Occupation
- politician, plantation owner
- Position held
- Governor of New South Wales, Member of the Privy Council of Ireland, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- August 31, 1807
- Died
- October 6, 1876