George Young (1819 - 1907), Lord Young, was a Scottish politician and judge. 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Educated at Edinburgh University, he was called to the Scottish bar in 1840. He served as an advocate depute from 1849 and as sheriff of Inverness from 1853, and of Haddington and Berwick from 1860. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1862 to 1865, from 1865 to 1867 and from 1868 to 1869. The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1583 as a renowned centre for teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Faculty of Advocates is the collective term by which what in England are called barristers are known in Scotland. ... The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is a government department in Scotland that is responsible for the public prosecution of alleged criminals. ... Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or American common law, or the person who holds such office. ... Inverness (Inbhir Nis in Scottish Gaelic) is the only city in the Scottish Highlands. ... Haddington is a burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. ... The place-name Berwick may refer to: Berwick, Victoria, Australia Berwick, Sussex, England Berwick, Louisiana, United States Berwick, Maine, United States Berwick, Nova Scotia, Canada Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States Berwick-upon-Tweed, England North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law. ...

He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Wigtown from 1865 to 1874, and held the office of Lord Advocate from 1869 to 1874. He was responsible for the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1871, the Scottish Education Act 1872 and the Law Agents Act 1873. He was raised to the bench in 1874 with the judicial title Lord Young, where he served until 1905. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scots Gaelic), was the chief legal adviser of the United Kingdom Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998. ... The Court of Session is the supreme civil court in Scotland. ...