Young, Sir George, 1837-1930 (3rd baronet)
Dates
- Existence: 1837 - 1930
Biography
Sir George Young (1837-1930), 3rd baronet, administrator and writer, was born at Formosa Place, Cookham, Berkshire, on 15 September 1837. He was educated at Eton College (1848-55) and Trinity College, Cambridge (1856-62). Young was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1864 but never practised at the law. In April 1870 he was named as one of three royal commissioners to inquire into the conditions of indentured Chinese and Indian labourers, who had been brought in to work the sugar plantations of British Guiana after the abolition of slavery, and was given the task of drafting a new immigration ordinance, which marked the beginning of a series of reforms. In 1882 Young was appointed by Gladstone as a charity commissioner responsible for carrying out the reorganization of educational charities provided for under the Endowed Schools Acts, and in 1903 he was made chief charity commissioner for England and Wales. Young died at Formosa Fishery, Cookham, Berkshire, on 4 July 1930.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Sir George Young to J. Peile, 3 June 1901
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Includes correspondence, verses, notes and miscellaneous papers.
Sir George Young: Letter to John Peile, 1892
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.