The Lord Lisgar | |
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2nd Governor General of Canada | |
In office 2 February 1869 – 25 June 1872 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Sir John A. Macdonald |
Preceded by | The Viscount Monck |
Succeeded by | The Earl of Dufferin |
12th Governor of New South Wales | |
In office 1861–1867 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Preceded by | Sir William Denison |
Succeeded by | The Earl Belmore |
Chief Secretary for Ireland | |
In office 1 March 1853 – 30 January 1855 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | The Earl of Aberdeen |
Preceded by | Lord Naas |
Succeeded by | Edward Horsman |
Personal details | |
Born | Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | 31 August 1807
Died | 6 October 1876 Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland | (aged 69)
Nationality | British and Irish |
Spouse | Adelaide Dalton (d. 1895) |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar GCB GCMG PC (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876), known from 1848 to 1870 as Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet, was a British diplomat and politician who served as the second governor general of Canada from 1869 to 1872. He was previously the 12th governor of New South Wales from 1861 to 1867 and as Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1853 to 1855.