Charles Young was a Scottish

Scotland

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-born lawyer, judge and political figure in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He served as administrator for Prince Edward Island in 1859.

He was born in Glasgow

Glasgow

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, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, and came to Halifax

City of Halifax

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 with his family in 1814. He was educated at Dalhousie College

Dalhousie University

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 and was called to the Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island bars in 1838. Young entered practice with his brothers William

William Young (politician)

Sir William Young, KCB was a Nova Scotia politician and jurist.Born in Falkirk, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, Young was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 as a Reformer and, as a lawyer, defended Reform journalists accused of libel...

 and George

George Renny Young

George Renny Young was a Scottish-born journalist, lawyer, author and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1851....

. He served as a member of the Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Council of Prince Edward Island was the upper house of the government of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It existed from 1773 to 1893. Members were appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island on the advice of the Premier until 1862 when it became an...

 for 23 years. In 1847, he was named Queen's Counsel

Queen's Counsel

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. Young was the province's attorney general from 1851 to 1853 and from 1858 to 1859. He was named a judge of probate in 1852 and was a judge in bankruptcy from 1868 to 1875. Young was one of the first persons to publicly support responsible government for Prince Edward Island.