Hiram Casey Young (December 14, 1828 – August 17, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.
Hiram Casey Young | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | William T. Avery |
| Succeeded by | William R. Moore |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Moore |
| Succeeded by | Zachary Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1828 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 1899 (aged 70) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Biography
editYoung was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He moved with his parents to a farm near Byhalia, Mississippi, in 1838. He attended the local schools, was tutored by his father, and also the Cavalry.[1]
Career
editElected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth Congresses, Young served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1881, but was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1880. However he was elected to the Forty-eighth, serving in that period from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885.[2] During this Forty-eighth Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was not a candidate for renomination, but resumed the practice of law.
Death
editYoung died in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 17, 1899, aged 70. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.[3]
References
edit- ^ "H. Casey Young". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "H. Casey Young". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "H. Casey Young". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "H. Casey Young (id: Y000037)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- H. Casey Young at Find a Grave