Frederick T. B. Young
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Frederick Temple Blackwood Young (August 26, 1873 – 1940), better known at F.T.B. Young, was a business leader and politician from Caraquet
, New Brunswick
, Canada
.
Young was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, the son of Robert Young and Sarah Hubbard. In 1895, Young married Helen W. Carman who was a decendent of United Empire Loyalists
and a cousin of Bliss Carman
.
Young succeeded his father in the canning and fishing business founded by his grandfather, James Young. The firm was one of New Brunswick's largest exporters of dried fish and they also canned fish, lobster, and blueberries. Young also was active in the lumber industry.
Young had been defeated in 1899, 1917, and 1931 before winning election to represent Gloucester County
in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
in 1935. He was re-elected to the seat in 1939. Young was a Liberal Party member.
In 1940, Young died in Fredericton while attending a session of the assembly. His death was attributed to apoplexy
. Young was widowed twice and had only been married to his third wife for six months before his death. He was survived by seven children. His daughter Marjorie B. Young married J. Harold Kent, the son of Bathurst
mayor and businessman W.J. Kent
, and his son Frederick C. Young
worked in the family firm and also served in the New Brunswick assembly.
Caraquet, New Brunswick
Caraquet is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.-Location:Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for meeting of two rivers...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Young was born in Caraquet, New Brunswick, the son of Robert Young and Sarah Hubbard. In 1895, Young married Helen W. Carman who was a decendent of United Empire Loyalists
United Empire Loyalists
The name United Empire Loyalists is an honorific given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War and prior to the Treaty of Paris...
and a cousin of Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman
Bliss Carman FRSC was a Canadian poet who lived most of his life in the United States, where he achieved international fame. He was acclaimed as Canada's poet laureate during his later years....
.
Young succeeded his father in the canning and fishing business founded by his grandfather, James Young. The firm was one of New Brunswick's largest exporters of dried fish and they also canned fish, lobster, and blueberries. Young also was active in the lumber industry.
Young had been defeated in 1899, 1917, and 1931 before winning election to represent Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Gloucester County is located in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada. Fishing, mining and forestry are the major industries in the county...
in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
in 1935. He was re-elected to the seat in 1939. Young was a Liberal Party member.
In 1940, Young died in Fredericton while attending a session of the assembly. His death was attributed to apoplexy
Apoplexy
Apoplexy is a medical term, which can be used to describe 'bleeding' in a stroke . Without further specification, it is rather outdated in use. Today it is used only for specific conditions, such as pituitary apoplexy and ovarian apoplexy. In common speech, it is used non-medically to mean a state...
. Young was widowed twice and had only been married to his third wife for six months before his death. He was survived by seven children. His daughter Marjorie B. Young married J. Harold Kent, the son of Bathurst
Bathurst, New Brunswick
Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....
mayor and businessman W.J. Kent
W.J. Kent
William Joseph Kent was a business and political leader in Bathurst, New Brunswick in Canada. Kent's business enterprises were significant in the economic development of the region, and Kent was a founding alderman in Bathurst's first town council for sixteen years before serving as mayor of...
, and his son Frederick C. Young
Frederick C. Young
Frederick Carman Young was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1944 to 1960 as a Liberal member....
worked in the family firm and also served in the New Brunswick assembly.