John Matthew Wilson Young
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John Matthew Wilson Young (17 December 1822 in Durham – 4 March 1897 in Lincoln) was an English organist. He was elder brother to William James Young (1835 in Durham – 1913 in Lancashire), also a well-known English organist. John M.W. Young was buried in the cemetery at East Gate in Lincoln. He married Augusta Frushard (1820 in Lambeth – 1902 in Lincoln), youngest daughter of Philip Frushard (13 October 1783 in India – 5 July 1837 in Durham), the Governor of Durham Gaol, and Anna Maria Pewsey his wife, on 8 July 1851 at St. Paul's Church, Deptford, Kent.
He was successively:[1]
- A chorister at Durham Cathedral
- Assistant Organist of Durham Cathedral, 1843[2] to 1850
- Organist of Lincoln Cathedral, 1850 to 1895
