Timothy R. Young

Timothy Roberts Young (born November 19, 1811 in Dover , New Hampshire , †  May 12, 1898 in Casey , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Timothy Young attended preparatory schools and then the Phillips Exeter Academy . He then studied until 1835 at Bowdoin College in Brunswick ( Maine ). After studying law in his hometown of Dover and being admitted to the bar in 1838, he began to work in this profession in Marshall, Illinois. He held this position for ten years. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the 1848 congressional election , Young was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the third constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Orlando B. Ficklin on March 4, 1849 . Until March 3, 1851 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the discussions about slavery . On March 4, 1851, his mandate fell back to his predecessor Ficklin, who had been re-elected to Congress in November 1850.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Timothy Young moved to Mattoon , where he processed tobacco. He then worked in agriculture near Casey. He died on May 12, 1898 in the small town of Oilfield near Casey in Clark County .

Web links

• Timothy R. Young in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Timothy R. Young in the database of Find a Grave (English)