Preceded by William T. Avery Party Democratic Party Succeeded by Zachary Taylor Role Lawyer | Name H. Young Profession lawyerpolitician | |
Born December 14, 1828Tuscaloosa, Alabama ( 1828-12-14 ) Died August 17, 1899, Memphis, Tennessee, United States | ||
Hiram Casey Young (December 14, 1828 – August 17, 1899) was an American lawyer and politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Tennessee.
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Biography
Young was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in Tuscaloosa County. He moved with his parents to a farm near Byhalia, Mississippi in Marshall County in 1838. He attended the local schools, was tutored by his father, and also the Cavalry.
Career
Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth, Forty-fifth, and Forty-sixth Congresses, Young served from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1881, but was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1880. However he was elected to the Forty-eighth, serving in that period from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. During this Forty-eighth Congress, he was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was not a candidate for renomination, but resumed the practice of law.
Death
Young died in Memphis, Tennessee on August 17, 1899, aged 70. He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery.