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H. Casey Young

American politician (1828–1899)


American politician (1828–1899)

FieldValue
nameHiram Casey Young
imageHCaseyYoung.jpg
state1Tennessee
district110th
term_start1March 4, 1875
term_end1March 3, 1881
predecessor1William T. Avery
successor1William R. Moore
term_start2March 4, 1883
term_end2March 3, 1885
predecessor2William R. Moore
successor2Zachary Taylor
partyDemocrat
birth_date
birth_placeTuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
death_date
death_placeMemphis, Tennessee, U.S.
profession{{ubl

| lawyer | politician 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.

Biography

Young 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.

Career

Elected 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. 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

Young died in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 17, 1899, aged 70. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.

References

References

  1. "H. Casey Young". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. "H. Casey Young". Govtrack US Congress.
  3. "H. Casey Young". The Political Graveyard.
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