William Albin Young

William Albin Young (born May 17, 1860 in Norfolk , Virginia , †  March 12, 1928 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1900 he twice represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Young attended public schools in his home country as well as St. Mary's Academy in Norfolk. Then he began to study law, which he gave up without a degree. In the following years he worked in trade. He was also employed by the Norfolk Court Administration for six years. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In June 1892 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , on which Grover Cleveland was nominated for the third time in a row as a presidential candidate.

In the 1896 congressional election , Young was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the second constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded David Gardiner Tyler on March 4, 1897 . This election result was challenged by his opponent Richard Alsop Wise . When this objection was granted, Young had to resign his mandate on April 26, 1898 to Wise, who ended the legislative period that had started until March 3, 1899. In 1898, William Young was re-elected to Congress against Wise, who this time also objected to the election result. This time, too, his veto was granted. Until this decision was announced, William Young could serve as a congressman between March 4, 1899 and May 12, 1900.

After serving in the US House of Representatives, William Young worked in the Norfolk real estate business, where he died on March 12, 1928.

Web links

• William Albin Young in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William Albin Young in the database of Find a Grave (English)