John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar

The Right Honourable The Lord Lisgar GCB GCMG PC
Chief Secretary for Ireland
In office 1 March 1853 – 30 January 1855
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	The Earl of Aberdeen
Preceded by	Lord Naas
Succeeded by	Edward Horsman
12th Governor of New South Wales
In office 1861–1867
Monarch	Victoria
Preceded by	Sir William Denison
Succeeded by	The Earl Belmore
2nd Governor General of Canada
In office 2 February 1869 – 25 June 1872
Monarch	Victoria
Prime Minister	Sir John A. Macdonald and William Ewart Gladstone
Preceded by	The Viscount Monck
Succeeded by	The Earl of Dufferin
Personal details
Born	(1807-08-31)31 August 1807 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	6 October 1876(1876-10-06) (aged 69) Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
Nationality	British and Irish
Spouse	Adelaide Dalton (d. 1895)
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Oxford

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar GCB GCMG PC (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876) was a British diplomat and politician. He served as Governor General of Canada (1869–72), Governor of New South Wales (1861–67) and as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1853–55). From 1848 to 1870 he was known as Sir John Young, 2nd Baronet.