Person Young; Sir; William (1725 - 1788) Young William Sir 1725 - 1788 British Male Antigua 1725 Died on St Vincent 08 April 1788 Burial: Chartham, Kent (1788)

Education: Cambridge University Career; In 1763 appointed to head the Commission which would implement the settlement terms of the Treaty of Paris on the island of St Vincent. Honours: Bt 1769 Son of Dr William Young who fled from Scotland after the Jacobite uprising of 1715. Father of Sir William Young FRS (1749-1815) Brother of Dr George Young, possibly a medical doctor by training, who was on the island of St Vincent in the mid 1760's. Three of Dr Young's children were christened on St Vincent in 1768, 1771,and 1772. Dr Young was the First Director of the Botanical Garden in St Vincent, West Indies in 1763. Fellow 10/03/1748 Sources: Bulloch's Roll International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 1725 - 8 Apr 1788 NA5053 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes a6cf21ae-cba8-46dc-819b-9f410b1c4de9