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1814-1852, predominant 1838-1852 (Creation)
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- Young, George R., 1802-1853
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70 cm of textual records
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Journalist, author, lawyer, and politician George Renny Young was born at Falkirk, Scotland on 4 July 1802, son of John and Agnes (Renny) Young. He emigrated to Halifax, N.S. with his parents in April 1814 and assisted in his father's business as a dry goods merchant prior to entering Pictou Academy. He founded the Novascotian newspaper in 1824, selling it to Joseph Howe in 1828 in order to pursue legal studies in Britain. Young became a barrister in 1834 and practiced law in association with his brother William. He entered politics in 1843 as member of the Legislative Assembly for Pictou County and was also a member of the first Executive Council. A dispute over the formation of an intercolonial railway led to his resignation from the cabinet in 1851. He died at Halifax on 30 June 1853. Young was the author of numerous books and pamphlets. Among his best-known works is On colonial literature, science, and education (1842). Young married Jane Frances Brooking (d. 1841) of London, England on 19 April 1838; they had a son, John Brooking (1839-1870).
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Consists of correspondence and other records created and accumulated by George R. Young, primarily in the course of his legal and political career. Correspondence covers the period from 1814, when Young was in Castine as a merchant for his father to 1852, the year before his death. Includes letters between Young, his family, friends in England, and colleagues and constituents in Nova Scotia. Letters describe local events, his appointment to the Executive Council, and political matters in Pictou County, including elections, education, roads, poor relief, and the Halifax and Quebec railway. Also includes correspondence, minutes, and accounts relating to the Prince Edward Island Land Company, formed by Young and Samuel Cunard, and land disputes involving Young's clients in Prince Edward Island. Contains letters to the editor and articles accumulated when Young was managing the Novascotian, as well as published and unpublished manuscripts.
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Available on microfilm reels 22552-22553 and 22668-22671.