James Young (politician, 1866)

James Young (1920)

James Young (born July 18, 1866 in Henderson , Texas , †  April 29, 1942 in Dallas , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1921 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Young attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Texas at Austin and his admission to the bar in 1891, he began to work in this profession in Kaufman . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1910 congressional election , Young was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Texas , where he succeeded Robert M. Lively on March 4, 1911 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 16th , 17th , 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified between 1913 and 1920 .

In 1920 Young renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again until 1937. In 1930 he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for gubernatorial elections . In 1937 he moved to Dallas, where he died on April 29, 1942.

Web links

• James Young in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James Young in the database of Find a Grave (English)