John Andrew Young

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John Andrew Young (born November 10, 1916 in Corpus Christi , Texas , †  January 22, 2002 in Arlington , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1957 and 1979 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Young attended Incarnate Word Academy and Corpus Christi College Academy . He then studied until 1937 at St. Edward's University in Austin . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Texas and his admission to the bar in 1940, he began to work in this profession. During World War II , he served in the US Navy between 1941 and 1945 . Between 1946 and 1952 he worked in various positions as a public prosecutor. From 1953 to 1956 he served as a district judge in Nueces County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1956 congressional election , Young was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th  constituency of Texas , where he succeeded John J. Bell on January 3, 1957 . After ten re-elections, he was able to complete eleven legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1979 . During this time the Vietnam War , the height of the civil rights movement and the Watergate affair fell . On November 22, 1963, Young was in the car parade to accompany President John F. Kennedy when he was murdered in Dallas . In 1977 he hit the headlines because of a sex scandal. In this context, his wife, with whom he had five children, committed suicide. This affair also cost him the re-nomination of his party for re-election to Congress in 1978.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Young worked as a lobbyist and advisor. He died on January 22, 2002 in Arlington and was buried in the local national cemetery.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Daytona Beach Morning Journal: Congressman's Wife probable suicide (July 14, 1977)

Web links

  • John Andrew Young in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Young, John Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Corpus Christi , Texas
DATE OF DEATH January 22, 2002
Place of death Arlington , Virginia