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Type of entity
Family
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Young (family)
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History
John Jackson Young, 1867-1923, and his brothers, David Jackson Young, 1875-1961, and Edward Jackson Young, 1869-1933, were born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England and came to Regina, Saskatchewan in 1884. John worked at the Regina Leader until 1892 when he moved to Moosomin, Saskatchewan. In 1894 he purchased the Calgary Herald with C.A. Magrath. He was also active in the British Columbia mining industry. In 1901 he was elected to the Territorial Legislature for East Calgary. He retired to British Columbia. He and his wife, Mary, ?-1951, had five children, Ruby (Laird), Earl, ?-1983, Stanley, Sinclair and Leighton. In 1896 David also came to Calgary, Alberta and established a successful stationery business after a short period at the Herald and a few years in Kaslo, British Columbia. He was involved in sports and the Calgary Stampede as well as the petroleum industry. He and his wife, Lillian J., had four children, Jackson, Mrs. Bagnall, Frances (Allan), and Helen (Firmstone). Edward lived in Regina from 1884 to 1900 and then settled in Calgary. He operated Young Plumbing company for forty years. He and his wife, Louise, had three children, Mrs. Burwash, Harold and Herbert.