William Tanner Young
William Tanner Young was the first
vice-consul" until 1841, and "consul" from then until 1845.[2]
Young was the son of an
underwriter and a protégé of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Prior to his appointment Young had traveled in Syria and Palestine in 1835-36.[3]
According to
Lord Palmerston, for British protection for Jewish people.[3]
In 1848, after his return to England, Young published a translation from French of The Truth in regard to England in 1817.
References
- ^ "Consulate General history". British Consulate-General Jerusalem. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.
- ^ Chapman, Rupert L. (2018). Tourists, Travellers and Hotels in 19th-Century Jerusalem: On Mark Twain and Charles Warren at the Mediterranean Hotel. Routledge. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ A&C Black. pp. 28–31. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Harman, Allan, ed. (1996). Mission of Diiscovery: The Beginnings of Modern Jewish Evangelism. Christian Focus Publications. p. 125.