Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, of North Dean

Not to be confused with Sir William Young, 1st Baronet, of Bailieborough Castle

Sir
William Young
Bt
1770 portrait of Young by Agostino Brunias
Born1724 (1724)
Antigua
Died1788(1788-00-00) (aged 63–64)
OccupationGovernor of Dominica

Sir William Young, 1st Baronet (c. 1724 – c. 1788) was a British colonial administrator and planter. He served as President of the Commission for the Sale of Lands in the Ceded Islands, and was appointed the first non-military governor of Dominica in 1768.

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