547 Adolphus Young

Constituency : Great  Yarmouth 1857-9, Helston 1865-6, 1868-80

Adolphus  took  Helston  from  the  Tories.

Adolphus  was  a  solicitor  from  Berkshire. In 1837  he  emigrated  to  Australia  with  his  new  wife   where  he  practised  in  Sydney.  In  1842  he  was  appointed  sheriff  of   New  South  Wales.He  was also  involved  in  a  life  assurance  company  and  spent  a  year  on  the  New  South  Wales  Legislative Council.

Adolphus's  election  in  1865  was  declared  void  and  he  was  prevented  from  standing  in  the  by-election. He  reclaimed  the  seat  in  1868. In  Parliament  he  maintained  a  keen  interest  in  Australian affairs.

He  died  in  1885  aged  71.