Oliver Young | |
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Born | Wargrave, Berkshire, England | 11 July 1855
Died | 9 October 1908 Hare Hatch, Berkshire, England | (aged 53)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Rank | Commander |
Service number | 1869–1887 |
Unit | 69th Navy |
Other work | Member of Parliament |
Commander Oliver Young (11 July 1855 – 9 October 1908) was an English Royal Navy officer and later a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham from 1898 to 1901.
Young was elected to Parliament in a by-election following the death of Sir George Russell in 1898. He left Parliament when he resigned using the procedural device of becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead on 3 July 1901.[2] He died at his home at Hare Hatch in Berkshire on 9 October 1908.[1]