Moses M. Young

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Moses Mackenzie Young (1878–1947) was a mariner, merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Harbour Grace in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1913 to 1919.[1]

The son of James Young, he was born in Upper Island Cove and was educated in Spaniard's Bay. Young became a master mariner and skipper. In 1900, he began operating a business supplying fishermen on the Labrador coast. He was named a justice of the peace in 1920. From 1929 to 1934, he was an inspector for outport roads, bridges and other public works. He was a freemason and a member of the Orange Order. Young married Mary Ann Squires.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Young, Moses Mackenzie". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 641.