Josiah Young | |
Birth Date: | February 25, 1831 |
Birth Name: | Josiah Titus Young |
Birth Place: | Johnson County, Indiana, U.S. |
Death Date: | November 11, 1907 (aged 76) |
Death Place: | Albia, Iowa, U.S. |
Office: | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives |
Term Start: | 1890 |
Term End: | 1892 |
Office1: | 7th Secretary of State of Iowa |
Term Start1: | 1873 |
Term End1: | 1879 |
Predecessor1: | Ed Wright |
Successor1: | John A. T. Hull |
Unit: | 8th Iowa Infantry Regiment |
Battles: | American Civil War |
Allegiance: | Union Army |
Party: | Republican |
Josiah Titus Young (February 25, 1831 - November 11, 1907) was an American politician, lawyer and newspaper editor.
Born in Johnson County, Indiana, Young moved with his family to Monroe County, Iowa. Raised on a farm, Young attended school in Warren County, Illinois.
During the American Civil War, Young served in the 8th Iowa Infantry Regiment. Young was the editor and publisher of The Monroe County Sentinel and The Albia Union newspapers. He also was a lawyer. Young served as clerk for the Monroe County District Court as a Republican. From 1873 to 1879, Young served as secretary of state of Iowa. In 1880, Young served as mayor of Albia, Iowa. Young then served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1890 to 1892.[1]
Young died at his home in Albia, Iowa.[2]