| Authorised form of name | Young; Sir; George (1732 - 1810) |
| Dates | 1732 - 1810 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Bere Regis in Dorset |
| Date of birth | 17 July 1732 |
| Place of death | His seat at Formaosa Place |
| Date of death | 28 June 1810 |
| Activity | Career:
Entered the Royal Navy March 1745; Survived the sinking of the 'Namur' in the Indian Ocean; joined the East India Company's Marines; rejoined the Royal Navy (December 1756) participated in the capture of Louisberg in North America; served in the West Indies (1762);made four tours of the Africa Station (1767-1772); received command of the 'Cormorant' (1776); took part in the siege of Pondicherry (1778); knighted and given command of the Royal Yacht 'William and Mary' (1781); built 'Formaosa Place' on the Thames near Cookham in Berkshirein the 1780's; promoted to Admiral (1794); Admiral (1804)
Married Elizabeth Bradshaw (1763) and had four children; Elizabeth dies February 1779. Married Anne Battie, daughter of Dr William Barrie FRS (1779)
Honours:
Kt 1781
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/02/1781 |
| Relationships | Father of Samuel Young (FRS 1795); second wife Anne daughter of Dr William Battie FRS; brother in law to John Call FRS who had married Philadelphia Battie in 1772 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Frost, Alan 'Dreams of a Pacific Empire: Sir George Young's proposal for a colonization of New South Wales (1784-5)' |
| Code | NA2607 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1780/14 | Young, Sir George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |