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- ↑ Howe, A. C. (2004). "Young, George Frederick (1791–1870)" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40809 . Retrieved 24 October 2010.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)Available online to subscribers
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [ self-published source ][ better source needed ]
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