Benjamin Stanley Young (13 December 1851 –16 August 1934) served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands twice, from 1884 to 1885, and in 1892. Young's father, Simon Young, also served as magistrate.

Young was a descendant of mutineers Ned Young, John Adams and Fletcher Christian, as well as John Buffett, a schoolteacher and whaler, who had arrived on Pitcairn in 1823 to help Adams teach the islands' many children.

Benjamin Stanley Young

Young married Rebecca Holman Ascension McCoy, the daughter of Matthew McCoy. They had seven children.

Benjamin Stanley Young

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1851 births

1934 deaths

Pitcairn Islands people of English descent

Pitcairn Islands people of Manx descent

Pitcairn Islands people of Polynesian descent

Pitcairn Islands people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent

Pitcairn Islands politicians

Benjamin Stanley Young