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Richard Young

merchant and politician, died 1871
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Summary

Richard Young was born on 1808[1]. He died on 1871[2]. He worked as a politician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Child: Belton Young[5], Jess Young[6]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Position held: member of the 19th Parliament of the United Kingdom[8], Sheriff of the City of London[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Young[11]
  • Given name: Richard[12]
  • Depicted by: Alderman Richard Young (1809–1871), JP, DL, Mayor of Wisbech (1858–1863), MP for Cambridgeshire (1865–1868), Sheriff of London and Middlesex (1871)[13]
  • Candidacy in election: 1865 United Kingdom general election[14]

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What did Richard Young do for work?

Richard Young worked as a politician[3].

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  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicted by → Alderman Richard Young (1809–1871), JP, DL, Mayor of Wisbech (1858–1863), MP for Cambridgeshire (1865–1868), Sheriff of London and Middlesex (1871)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|4 */ Position held: Sheriff of the City of London"
  2. 4w ago · Rouletteer · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Richard
    Rush parliamentary archive id → 6325
    Sex or gender → male
    Candidacy in election → 1865 United Kingdom general election
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Position held: Sheriff of the City of London"
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