Term Start: | 1925 |
Term End: | 1935 |
Predecessor: | John Morrison |
Successor: | Tommy Douglas |
Birth Date: | January 16, 1878 |
Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Profession: | farmer |
Party: | Liberal |
Constituency Mp: | Weyburn |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Edward James Young (January 16, 1878 – October 17, 1966) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1925 as a Member of the Liberal Party representing the riding of Weyburn. He was re-elected to Weyburn in 1926 and 1930 but defeated in 1935 by Tommy Douglas of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in his first election.
He is portrayed in the 2006 CBC Television special by Nicholas Campbell.