A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Young, George (a)
YOUNG, Bart. (Captain, 1841. f-p., 14; h-p., 22.)
Sir George Young was born 19 Aug. 1797, and died 8 Feb. 1848, at his seat, Formosa Place, near Maidenhead, Berks. He was son (with the present Capt. Horatio Beauman Young) of Sir Sam. Young (whom he succeeded as 2nd Baronet 14 Dec. 1826), by Emily, daughter of Chas. Baring, Esq., of Exmouth; and grandson of Admiral Sir Geo. Young, Kt., who first went to sea with the celebrated Boscawen, distinguished himself greatly at the sieges of Louisbourg, Havana, and Pondicherry, and died in 1810.
This officer entered the Navy, 11 April, 1811, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the America 74, commanded by the late Sir Josias Rowley, under whom we find him present as Midshipman (a rating he attained in Oct. 1812) in the attacks made in 1813-14 upon Leghorn and Genoa. He returned to England about Oct. of the latter year; and was afterwards, until promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 9 Nov. 1818, employed on the Brazilian, Mediterranean, and Home stations, in the Duncan 74 and Impregnable 104, flag-ships of Sir John Poo Beresford and Sir J. Rowley, Berwick 74 and Impregnable again, both commanded by Capt. Edw. Brace, Queen Charlotte 100, bearing the flag of Lord Exmouth (with whom he fought at the battle of Algiers), Royal Sovereign yacht, Capt. Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen, Falmouth 20, Capt. Geo. Fred. Rich, and Royal Sovereign again, Capts. Sir Edw. W. C. R. Owen and Hon. Chas. Paget. His succeeding appointments were – 27 Oct. 1819, to the Spencer 74, flagship of Sir J. Rowley at Cork – 31 July, 1823, to the command (after nearly two years of half-pay) of the Renegade schooner in the West Indies – 4 Oct. following, to the Phaeton 46, Capt. Henry Evelyn Pitfield Sturt, at Portsmouth – 16 Dec. 1823, as First, to the Carnation 18, Capt. Thos. Stopford, again in the West Indies – and 15 Sept. 1824, to the Isis 50, bearing the flag of Sir Lawrence Wm. Balsted on the same station. He was promoted to the command of the Beaver sloop at Jamaica 25 Oct. 1825; and was lastly, from 20 July, 1832, until Nov. 1834, employed in the Rover 18 in the Mediterranean. His promotion to Post-rank took place 23, Nov. 1841.
Sir Geo. Young married, 23 June, 1835, Susan, only daughter of the late Mr. Serjeant Praed, by whom he has left issue.