Fred Young (Ontario politician)
| Fred Young | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1963–1981 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Michael Spensieri |
| Constituency | Yorkview |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 February 1907 Long Reach, New Brunswick |
| Died | 13 December 1993 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Winifred Young |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | United Church minister |
Fred Matthews Young (14 February 1907 – 13 December 1993) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1981 who represented the riding of Yorkview. He was an ordained minister and long time organizer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Young was born in Long Reach, New Brunswick, near the port city of Saint John, in 1907. He attended Teachers College in Fredericton, New Brunswick and taught school in . Later on, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mount Allison University. He attended the University of Toronto and received both a Master of Arts and a bachelor's degree in Divinity. He served as a minister in the United Church of Canada, in both Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island from 1934 until 1940. He and his wife Winnifred raise two children, a boy and a girl.
After World War II, Young worked, as an organizer for the CCF in the Maritimes, being personally recruited by the CCF's National Secretary, David Lewis. Though, officially, he was a staff representative for the United Steel Workers of America, he was co-opted by the party. He travelled throughout Atlantic Canada and Ontario mostly doing work for the party. In May 1951, the Ontario CCF hired him, at the urging of Donald C. MacDonald, then the CCF's national organizer, who persuade Young to relocate from the Maritimes. He became the Ontario party's full-time organizer.
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