William Albin Young
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William Albin Young was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia
, Young attended the public schools and St. Mary's Academy at Norfolk.
He studied law, but abandoned it before obtaining a license and devoted himself to mercantile pursuits.
He served as clerk of the circuit and corporation courts of the city of Norfolk for six years.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.
Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth
Congress and served from March 4, 1897, to April 26, 1898, when he was succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.
Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-sixth
Congress and served from March 4, 1899, to March 12, 1900, when he was again succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.
He engaged in the real estate business at Norfolk, Virginia
, where he died March 12, 1928.
He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, Young attended the public schools and St. Mary's Academy at Norfolk.
He studied law, but abandoned it before obtaining a license and devoted himself to mercantile pursuits.
He served as clerk of the circuit and corporation courts of the city of Norfolk for six years.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1892.
Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congress and served from March 4, 1897, to April 26, 1898, when he was succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.
Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
Congress and served from March 4, 1899, to March 12, 1900, when he was again succeeded by Richard A. Wise, who contested his election.
He engaged in the real estate business at Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, where he died March 12, 1928.
He was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery.