| Authorised form of name | Young; Sir; William (1725 - 1788) |
| Dates | 1725 - 1788 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Antigua |
| Date of birth | 1725 |
| Place of death | Died on St Vincent |
| Date of death | 08 April 1788 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Chartham in Kent (1788) |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 10/03/1748 |
| Relationships | 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. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll |
| Code | NA5053 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1747/18 | Young, Sir William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 10 March 1748 |