John Young (1827 – 27 February 1907) was an Australian bowler, builder, politician and alderman.[1]
John Young | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Sydney | |
| In office 9 December 1885 – 9 December 1886 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Playfair |
| Succeeded by | Alban Joseph Riley |
| 1st Mayor of Annandale | |
| In office 14 February 1894 – 10 February 1897 | |
| Succeeded by | Allen Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1827 Foot's Cray, Kent, England |
| Died | 27 February 1907 Annandale, New South Wales, Australia |
Life and career edit
Young was born in Foot's Cray, Kent, England and died in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales.[2] After moving to Victoria, Australia, in 1855, he had mixed results as a builder. He then moved to Sydney in 1866 and proceeded to make his mark. As a result, he is especially remembered as the builder of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney (designed by William Wardell), and the Johnston Street group of houses in Annandale. The most outstanding house in the group was The Abbey, a sandstone, heritage-listed house in the Victorian Free Gothic style.[3] (Sydney folklore has it that Young took gargoyles intended for St Mary's Cathedral and used them on The Abbey). Another outstanding house was Highroyd. The house known as Oybin is also heritage-listed.[4][5]
The Johnston Street group originally consisted of eight houses, two of which (Rozelle and Claremont) have since been demolished and replaced with blocks of home units. Young himself lived in the nearby house known as Kentville, which has also been demolished.
Young also took an active interest in politics, unsuccessfully standing for a seat in the Legislative Assembly on five occasions, 1873 (Glebe),[6] 1874 (East Sydney),[7] 1880 (Newtown),[8] 1887 (Hartley),[9] and 1894 (Annandale).[10] He was mayor of Leichhardt in 1879 and 1884–85, mayor of Sydney in 1885–86, and mayor of Annandale in 1894–97.[2]
Young died of cancer at Kentville in 1907.[2]
John Young Crescent in the Canberra suburb of Greenway is named in his honour.[11]
References edit
- ^ "JohnYoung". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Johnson, Robert. "Young, John (1827–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Elkington Park". State Heritage Register.
- ^ "Dawn Fraser Swimming Pool". State Heritage Register.
- ^ "Annandale – the houses of John Young". Leichhardt Council. 19 September 2008.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1873 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1874-5 East Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Newtown". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Hartley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Annandale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Australian Capital Territory: National Memorial Ordinance 1928 Determination of Nomenclature". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 31 August 1988. p. 13. Retrieved 20 May 2019 – via Trove.
