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John Young (1827 – 27 February 1907) was an Australian bowler, bowls administrator, builder, employers' organiser, free trade politician, land speculator, local government councillor, local government head, protectionist politician and quarry owner. ==Life and career== Young was born in Foot's Cray, Kent, England and died in Annandale, Sydney, New South Wales. After moving to Victoria, Australia, in 1855, he had mixed results as a builder. He then moved to Sydney in 1866 and proceeded to make his mark. As a result, he is especially remembered as the buider of St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney (designed by William Wardell), and the Johnston Street group of houses in Annandale. The most outstanding house in the group was The Abbey, a sandstone, heritage-listed house in the Victorian Free Gothic style.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 (Sydney folklore has it that Young took gargoyles intended for St Mary's Cathedral and used them on The Abbey). Another outstanding house was Highroyd. The house known as ''Oybin'' is also heritage-listed.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 The Johnston Street group originally consisted of eight houses, two of which (''Rozelle'' and ''Claremont'') have since been demolished and replaced with blocks of home units. Young himself lived in the nearby house known as ''Kentville'', which has also been demolished. Young also took an active interest in politics. He was Mayor of Sydney in 1886 and Mayor of Leichhardt in 1879 and 1884-85. Young died of cancer at ''Kentville'' in 1907. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Young (building contractor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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