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[[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Sir Hubert Winthrop Young''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (6 July 1885 – 20 April 1950) | [[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Sir Hubert Winthrop Young''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]], [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (6 July 1885 – 20 April 1950)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Young, Major Sir Hubert Winthrop, (1885–20 April 1950), late Indian Army; Chairman, Royal Free Hospital and West Wilts Hospital Management Committee; Chairman Consultative Council, Southern Electricity Area|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-233830|access-date=2021-06-12|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|year=2007 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u233830|isbn=978-0-19-954089-1 }}</ref> was an [[England|English]] soldier in [[British Army]] and [[British Indian Army]], [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician, diplomat and colonial governor. | ||
==Early life and army== | ==Early life and army== | ||
Born on 6 July 1885, Young was the second son of colonial administrator [[William Mackworth Young]] and his second wife, Frances Mary, daughter of Sir [[Robert Eyles Egerton]], KCSI, JP, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab from 1877 to 1882, | Born on 6 July 1885, Young was the second son of colonial administrator [[William Mackworth Young]] and his second wife, Frances Mary, daughter of Sir [[Robert Eyles Egerton]], KCSI, JP, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab from 1877 to 1882,<ref name=":1">{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-37077|doi = 10.1093/ref:odnb/37077|title = The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|year = 2004}}</ref><ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003">Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1164</ref> Sir Robert Egerton was nephew of the 8th and 9th [[Grey Egerton baronets]].<ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1674</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p56785.htm | title=Person Page}}</ref> Gerard's paternal grandfather was [[Young baronets#Young baronets, of Formosa Place (1813)|Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet]].<ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 4274</ref> He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] before being commissioned into the [[Royal Artillery]] in 1904.<ref name=ah>http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0300you.html Major Hubert Young at Archives Hub</ref><ref name=":1" /> After four year he was transferred to the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] as an officer in the [[116th Mahrattas]].<ref name="obit" /> Young served on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North West Frontier]] becoming an assistant political officer in Mesopotamia during the First World War.<ref name="obit" /> He was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] for gallantry in [[Muzayrib|Mezerib]], [[Syria]] in September 1918.<ref name=ah /> | ||
==Diplomat== | ==Diplomat== | ||
In 1919 Young joined the Foreign Office in London, after three years he was transferred to the Colonial Office as an assistant secretary in the Middle East Department. | In 1919 Young joined the Foreign Office in London, after three years he was transferred to the Colonial Office as an assistant secretary in the Middle East Department.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="obit" /> He was later appointed Colonial Secretary at Gibraltar.<ref name="obit" /> In 1929 he moved to Iraq and in 1932 was appointed the first Minister of Baghdad.<ref name="obit" /> He advocated for the creation of an independent [[Kurdistan]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kareem |first=Mohammad Sabah |date=2022 |title=Winston Churchill's Middle Eastern Strategy and the Idea of a Kurdish Buffer State, 1921–1922 |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2022.2058056 |journal=The International History Review |volume=44 |issue=6 |pages=1211–1229 |doi=10.1080/07075332.2022.2058056 |s2cid=257431064 |issn=0707-5332|url-access=subscription }}</ref> | ||
After a few months he was appointed Governor of Nyasaland, the first of three governorships: | After a few months he was appointed Governor of Nyasaland, the first of three governorships: | ||
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*[[Trinidad and Tobago]] - Governor (8 July 1938 - 1942) | *[[Trinidad and Tobago]] - Governor (8 July 1938 - 1942) | ||
Young had been knighted in 1934 and in 1942 he returned to London where he organised European relief work until he retired in 1945. | Young had been knighted in 1934 and in 1942 he returned to London where he organised European relief work until he retired in 1945.<ref name="obit" /> | ||
He wrote the sympathetic book ''The Independent Arab'', a part-[[memoir]], part-[[Travel literature|travelogue]] detailing his diplomatic and military time in the [[Middle East]]. | He wrote the sympathetic book ''The Independent Arab'', a part-[[memoir]], part-[[Travel literature|travelogue]] detailing his diplomatic and military time in the [[Middle East]]. | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
Following his retirement he took an interest in politics and stood twice as a candidate in the 1945 general election at [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]] for the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] and again at a [[1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election|by-election]] in [[Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Edge Hill, Liverpool]] in 1947 without success. | Following his retirement he took an interest in politics and stood twice as a candidate in the 1945 general election at [[Harrow West (UK Parliament constituency)|Harrow West]] for the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] and again at a [[1947 Liverpool Edge Hill by-election|by-election]] in [[Liverpool Edge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Edge Hill, Liverpool]] in 1947 without success.<ref name="obit" /> In February 1947 he was part of a group of Liberal candidates from the 1945 elections who signed up in support of the pamphlet 'Design For Freedom' which sought a merger of Liberals with Conservatives creating a new centre party. | ||
==Family life== | ==Family life== | ||
Young had married Margaret Rose Mary Reynold (d.1981) in London in 1924. Lady Young Road from [[Port of Spain]] to [[Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago|Barataria]], Trinidad is named after her. They had three sons, Nicholas, Martin and Simon. Young died in Portugal on 20 April 1950. | Young had married Margaret Rose Mary Reynold (d.1981) in London in 1924. Lady Young Road from [[Port of Spain]] to [[Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago|Barataria]], Trinidad is named after her. They had three sons, Nicholas, Martin and Simon. Young died in Portugal on 20 April 1950.<ref name="obit" /> | ||
His elder brother was archaeologist and colonial official [[Gerard Mackworth Young]], director of the [[British School at Athens]]; their younger brother was [[Mark Aitchison Young]], twice Governor of Hong Kong. | His elder brother was archaeologist and colonial official [[Gerard Mackworth Young]], director of the [[British School at Athens]]; their younger brother was [[Mark Aitchison Young]], twice Governor of Hong Kong.<ref name="Burke's Peerage 2003"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 6 July 1885 Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Died | 20 April 1950 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | Soldier, diplomat and colonial governor |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (1934) Distinguished Service Order (1919) Order of El Nahda, 3rd Class (Kingdom of Hejaz) (1920) |
Major Sir Hubert Winthrop Young, KCMG, DSO (6 July 1885 – 20 April 1950)[1] was an English soldier in British Army and British Indian Army, Liberal Party politician, diplomat and colonial governor.
Early life and army[edit | edit source]
Born on 6 July 1885, Young was the second son of colonial administrator William Mackworth Young and his second wife, Frances Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Eyles Egerton, KCSI, JP, Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab from 1877 to 1882,[2][3] Sir Robert Egerton was nephew of the 8th and 9th Grey Egerton baronets.[4][5] Gerard's paternal grandfather was Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet.[6] He was educated at Eton before being commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1904.[7][2] After four year he was transferred to the Indian Army as an officer in the 116th Mahrattas.[8] Young served on the North West Frontier becoming an assistant political officer in Mesopotamia during the First World War.[8] He was awarded the DSO for gallantry in Mezerib, Syria in September 1918.[7]
Diplomat[edit | edit source]
In 1919 Young joined the Foreign Office in London, after three years he was transferred to the Colonial Office as an assistant secretary in the Middle East Department.[1][8] He was later appointed Colonial Secretary at Gibraltar.[8] In 1929 he moved to Iraq and in 1932 was appointed the first Minister of Baghdad.[8] He advocated for the creation of an independent Kurdistan.[9]
After a few months he was appointed Governor of Nyasaland, the first of three governorships:
- Malawi (Nyasaland) - Governor (22 November 1932 to 9 April 1934)
- Northern Rhodesia - Governor (1935–1938)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Governor (8 July 1938 - 1942)
Young had been knighted in 1934 and in 1942 he returned to London where he organised European relief work until he retired in 1945.[8]
He wrote the sympathetic book The Independent Arab, a part-memoir, part-travelogue detailing his diplomatic and military time in the Middle East.
Politics[edit | edit source]
Following his retirement he took an interest in politics and stood twice as a candidate in the 1945 general election at Harrow West for the Liberal Party and again at a by-election in Edge Hill, Liverpool in 1947 without success.[8] In February 1947 he was part of a group of Liberal candidates from the 1945 elections who signed up in support of the pamphlet 'Design For Freedom' which sought a merger of Liberals with Conservatives creating a new centre party.
Family life[edit | edit source]
Young had married Margaret Rose Mary Reynold (d.1981) in London in 1924. Lady Young Road from Port of Spain to Barataria, Trinidad is named after her. They had three sons, Nicholas, Martin and Simon. Young died in Portugal on 20 April 1950.[8]
His elder brother was archaeologist and colonial official Gerard Mackworth Young, director of the British School at Athens; their younger brother was Mark Aitchison Young, twice Governor of Hong Kong.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Young, Major Sir Hubert Winthrop, (1885–20 April 1950), late Indian Army; Chairman, Royal Free Hospital and West Wilts Hospital Management Committee; Chairman Consultative Council, Southern Electricity Area". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u233830. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37077. Template:ODNBsub
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1164
- ↑ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 1674
- ↑ "Person Page".
- ↑ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 4274
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0300you.html Major Hubert Young at Archives Hub
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Major Sir H. Winthrop Young - An Able Colonial Administrator". Obituaries. The Times. No. 51672. London. 22 April 1950. col F, p. 8.
- ↑ Kareem, Mohammad Sabah (2022). "Winston Churchill's Middle Eastern Strategy and the Idea of a Kurdish Buffer State, 1921–1922". The International History Review. 44 (6): 1211–1229. doi:10.1080/07075332.2022.2058056. ISSN 0707-5332. S2CID 257431064.