About Michael Young
Lived 1934 – 2010 (aged 75). Michael Young was a Canadian lawyer, politician, university teacher and pedagogue.
Michael Dalway Watson Young (August 2, 1934 – January 11, 2010) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician from British Columbia who was the mayor of Victoria, British Columbia from 1975 to 1979.
Born in Scotland in 1934, Young emigrated to Canada in 1948. In 1963 he joined Straith & Company, a Victoria-based law firm for which Young worked until his retirement in 1994. Young served two terms as city councillor before his election for mayor in 1975.
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Who was Michael Young?
Canadian mayor
When was Michael Young born?
Michael Young was born on 2 August 1934 in Glasgow.
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Michael Young died on 11 January 2010 in Victoria.
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Michael Young was a lawyer, politician, university teacher and pedagogue.
What nationality was Michael Young?
Michael Young was Canadian.
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