Henry Esson Young (February 24, 1862 – October 24, 1939) was a physician and political figure in

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. Some sources list his birth year as 1867. He represented

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in the

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from 1903 to 1915 as a

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. He was born in English River,

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in 1862, the son of Reverend Alexander Young and Ellen (''née'' McBain), and was educated at Queen's University,

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and

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. He then continued his post-graduate studies in

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. Young moved to

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, where he practised medicine from 1901 to 1903. In 1904, he married Rosalind Watson. Young served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education and Provincial Secretary. He helped establish the

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in 1908. Young served as Secretary of the Provincial Board of Health from 1915 until his death in 1939 at

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at the age of 77. The neighbourhood of Essondale was named in his honour. At one time, Riverview Hospital in Coquitlam was known as Essondale Hospital; Young played an important role in establishing the facility.

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