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| | Sir John Young, Baron Lisgar - Canadian History |
 | | Canada, was born at Bombay, India, on August 31, 1807, the eldest son of Sir William Young, first baronet, by his wife, Lucy, youngest daughter of Lieut.-Col. Charles Frederick. |
 | | He died at Lisgar House, Baillieborough, Ireland, on October 6, 1876. |
 | | He succeeded to his father's baronetcy on the death of the latter in 1848; he was created a G.C.M.G. in 1855, a K.C.B. in 1859, and a G.C.B. in 1868; and in 1870 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Lisgar of Lisgar and Baillieborough. |
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