John Young, 2st Baron Lisgar
1807–76
Colonial governor. BA, Oxford (Corpus Christi), 1829; admitted to Lincoln’s Inn, 1829; called to the bar, 1834. Lord high commissioner, Ionian Islands, 1855–9. Governor, New South Wales, 1861–7. Governor-general, Canada, 1869–72. Created Baron Lisgar, 1870.
Source
Aust. dict. biog.
Bibliography
Aust. dict. biog.: Australian dictionary of biography. Edited by Douglas Pike et al. 14 vols. [Melbourne]: Melbourne University Press. London and New York: Cambridge University Press. 1966–96.
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