H. Casey Young Explained

Hiram Casey Young
State1:Tennessee
District1:10th
Term Start1:March 4, 1875
Term End1:March 3, 1881
Predecessor1:William T. Avery
Successor1:William R. Moore
Term Start2:March 4, 1883
Term End2:March 3, 1885
Predecessor2:William R. Moore
Successor2:Zachary Taylor
Party:Democrat
Birth Date:December 14, 1828
Birth Place:Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Profession:lawyerpolitician

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.[1]

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.[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

Young died in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 17, 1899, aged 70. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: H. Casey Young. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 16 April 2013.
  2. Web site: H. Casey Young. Govtrack US Congress. 16 April 2013.
  3. Web site: H. Casey Young. The Political Graveyard. 16 April 2013.