Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Young, 2nd Baronet (1797–1848) was a British Royal Navy officer who served 1818–1841.

He became a Lieutenant in 1818 and between October 1825 - May 1826 he was the Commanding Officer of the "Beaver", a 10 gun sloop[2] on the Jamaica Station in the Caribbean.

Following the Slavery Abolition Act, Young was involved in a compensation claim[1] relating to the release of 353 enslaved people from Baillie's Bacolet, Grenada.

[7] George Young died at Formosa Place, Cookham, Berks, on 8 February 1848.

[2] He is commemorated by a memorial wall tablet in Holy Trinity Church, Cookham[10] there is also a tablet which commemorates his youngest brother, Edward Lloyd who drowned in the Thames at the age of 7.