The Young baronetcy, of Formosa Place in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 November 1813 for Samuel Young. He was the eldest son of Admiral Sir George Young. As of 2024, the present holder of the title is Sir George Young, a Conservative politician who was appointed Chief Whip in October 2012.
Young baronets, of Formosa Place (1813) edit
- Sir Samuel Young, 1st Baronet (1766–1826)[1]
- Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet (1797–1848)[1]
- Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (1837–1930)[1]
- Sir George Young, 4th Baronet (1872–1952)[1]
- Sir George Peregrine Young, 5th Baronet (1908–1960)[1]
- George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, 6th Baronet (born 1941)[1]
The heir apparent is the present holder's son the Hon. George "Gerry" Horatio Young (born 1966).[1]
Extended family edit
Geoffrey Winthrop Young and Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet were younger sons of the 3rd baronet.
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 4271–4275. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
