Honours
- In 1847 Young was elected to the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.
- In 1861 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
- From 1868-1877 he was President of Anderson's College and founded the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry at the College.
- In 1873 Young was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
- In 1879 he was awarded an Honorary LI.D of St. Andrews University.
- From 1879-1881 he was Vice-President of the Chemical Society.
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