Fred Young (Ontario politician)

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 in the United Church of Canada and a long time organizer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).

Background

Young was born in Long Reach, New Brunswick, near the port city of Saint John, in 1907.

Politics

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.