Sir Hubert Winthrop Young

1885 - 1960  (74 years)

• Name	Hubert Winthrop Young
  Title	Sir
  Birth	6 Jul 1885	Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1960
  Notes	He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England. He fought in the First World War, in Mesopotamia. He gained the rank of Major in the Indian Army. He was Assistant Political Officer and Deputy Director of Local Resources, Mesopotamia. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1919. He was special duty with Hedjaz operations (despatches, Order of El Nahda). He was Assistant Secretary, Middle East Department, Colonial Office between 1921 and 1926. He was Eastern Department, Foreign Office. He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1923.2 He was appointed Knight Bachelor in 1932. He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Nyasaland between 1932 and 1934. He held the office of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Iraq between October 1932 and November 1932. He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1934. He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Northern Rhodesia between 1934 and 1938. He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad and Tobago between 1938 and 1942.
  Person ID	I4934	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	Sir William Mackworth Young,   b. 15 Aug 1840   d. 10 May 1924 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Isabel Maria Elliott   d. 28 May 1870
  Marriage	17 Aug 1869
  Family ID	F1984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Rose Mary Reynolds   d. 1981
  Marriage	7 Feb 1924	St. George Hanover Square, Westminster, London
  Children	+ 1. Nicholas Young,   b. 22 Dec 1924   d. 1992 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Nov 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Jul 1885 - Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales Marriage - 7 Feb 1924 - St. George Hanover Square, Westminster, London  = Link to Google Earth