Finlay McNaughton Young (2 April 1852 – 15 February 1916) was a

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. Born in St. Chrysostome,

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, the son of Duncan Young, he was educated at St. Chrysostome and Montreal. In 1879, he moved to

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. A farmer, he was first elected to the

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for the electoral division of Turtle Mountain in 1883 and re-elected at all the subsequent elections up to 1899. In 1899, he was defeated. He was

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from 1895 to 1899. A Liberal, he was appointed to the

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on 30 January 1900 on the recommendation of Sir

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. He represented the Senate division of

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, until his death.

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