John Alexander "Jack" Young

1919 - 1999  (80 years)

• Name	John Alexander "Jack" Young
  Born	17 Jan 1919	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1966	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor - Kitchener Council
  Elected Office	1973	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Waterloo Region Chairman
  Military	WW2 - medical corps
  Public Service	1973	Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Name	Jack Young
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131026P
  Died	18 Jul 1999	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I131026	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Belva Irene Tracey,   b. 25 Dec 1913, Flos Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	1943
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F23376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jack (John) A. Young, politician and businessman; born January 17, 1919 in Toronto, died July 18, 1999 in his 80th year. Jack Young grew up on his uncle's farm in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. During the Great Depression he worked at a Muskoka resort in the summer and as a menswear clerk and short-order cook in the winter. Young served in a medical corps overseas and suffered serious lung injuries during a bombing in 1943. His injuries resulted in tuberculosis. As a result, he was sent to the Freeport Sanatorium outside Kitchener to convalesce. As occupational therapy, Young was taught to make belts. In 1943, after his release from the hospital he married Belva Irene Trace. They had two children - a son and a daughter - and settled in the community to raise their family. In 1949 he formed Custom Leather Products Ltd. with two partners. Young bought out his partners in 1959. In 1971, he sold the company. Young served as a school trustee and chairman of the Kitchener School Board from 1963-64. In 1966 he was elected to Kitchener City Council and served until 1969. As a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, he ran in the 1968 federal election, but was defeated by Liberal Keith Hymmen. In 1969 he was elected chairman of the Waterloo County Area Planning Board. On June 30, 1972, Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Ross Macdonald signed the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Act into law. On July 13, Jack was chosen by the Province of Ontario as the first Regional Chairman. He was appointed for a four and half year term - charged with establishing the new Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Jack's skilful negotiating allowed competing and disparate interests to be directed into a common purpose for the benefit of the entire Region. He served as Regional Chairman until 1978. After his retirement from politics, he did some consulting work. As senior advisor on U.S. Affairs for the Ministry of Industry and Trade, he was involved in promoting Ontario business world-wide on behalf of the Provincial Government. Region of Waterloo website www.regionofwaterloo.ca

  
  

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  Born - 17 Jan 1919 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Kitchener Council - 1966 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Waterloo Region Chairman - 1973 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - 1973 - Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Jul 1999 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth