Ruler · 1886 – 1974

Mark Aitchison Young

Lived 1886 – 1974; politician, military personnel. Governor of Hong Kong of British Hong Kong, 1941 and 1 more term.

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Lived: 1886 – 1974; 88 years
In office: 1 year; 2 reigns
Lines: 1; British Hong Kong
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Governor of Hong Kong

British Hong Kong · the 22nd and 26th of 33 dated reigns · 1841 – 1997

18 before

William Peel1930 – 1935

Andrew Caldecott1935 – 1937

Geoffry Northcote1937 – 1941

Mark Aitchison Young1941

Rensuke Isogai1942 – 1944

Hisakazu Tanaka1945

Cecil Harcourt1945 – 1946

Mark Aitchison Young1946 – 1947

Alexander Grantham1947 – 1958

Robin Black1958 – 1964

David Trench1964 – 1971

4 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1941 · under a year · came to it aged 55 · term 1 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1941; they died in 1974

Reigned 1946 – 1947 · 1 year · came to it aged 60 · term 2 of 2

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1947; they died in 1974

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