William Mackworth Young Explained

Sir William Mackworth Young (15 August 1840 – 10 May 1924)^[1] was a member of the Indian Civil Service, who became Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab 1897–1902.

Young was the son of Captain Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet. He attended Eton and King's College, Cambridge, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1863 and a master of arts in 1866. Young joined the I.C.S. in Bengal in 1863, subsequently holding the title of Financial Commissioner of the Punjab from 1889 to 1895 and Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1897–1902. He stepped down in early March 1902, and left Bombay for the United Kingdom on 8 March 1902.^[2] He also briefly served as a vice-chancellor of University of the Punjab.^[3]

Young also served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council in 1893.^[4]

His sons included Gerard Mackworth Young (1884-1965),^[5] Sir Hubert Winthrop Young (1885-1960), and Sir Mark Aitchison Young(1886-1974).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Young, Sir William Mackworth, (15 Aug. 1840–10 May 1924), JP. 2021-06-12. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. en. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u205019.
2. Court Circular. 10 March 1902 . 9 . 36711.
3. Web site: University of the Punjab - Former Vice Chancellors. pu.edu.pk.
4. Young, Sir William Mackworth . 25.2 . 470 . 1915.
5. Dilys Powell, "Young, Gerard Mackworth- (1884–1965)", rev. Katherine Prior, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2012.