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Richards–Young family
The Richards–Young family is the name of a U.S. political family. Besides politics many of its members have been prominent in religion and in military affairs. Its most famous member was Brigham Young. This political family is linked by marriage to a number of others, most notably the Cannon Family and the Dudley-Winthrop Family.
Father of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
Grandfather of Richard Whitehead Young
1st cousin of Willard Richards
1st cousin of Phineas Howe Richards
1st cousin once removed of Franklin D. Richards
1st cousin once removed of Samuel Whitney Richards
1st cousin twice removed of George Franklin Richards
1st cousin 3x removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
6th cousin of Joseph Smith
Brother of Fanny Young
Approximately 52 wives including:
Married Zina Jacobs and Eliza Roxy Snow
Married Emily Dow Partridge, sister of Eliza Maria Partridge and Edward Partridge Jr.
Married Mary Ann Angell
Brigham Young, Jr.
December 18, 1836 - April 11, 1903
Utah Territorial Legislature 1869
Son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell
Brother of Joseph Angell Young
Half-brother of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
Uncle of Richard Whitehead Young
1st cousin once removed of Willard Richards
1st cousin once removed of Phineas Howe Richards
2nd cousin of Franklin Richards
2nd cousin of Samuel Whitney Richards
2nd cousin once removed of George Franklin Richards
2nd cousin twice removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
He married Jane Carrington, daughter of Albert Carrington
Married Catherine Curtis Spencer, the daughter of Orson Spencer.
Joseph Angell Young
October 14, 1834 - August 5, 1875
Utah Territorial Legislature (Territorial house from Salt Lake 6th, 11th, & 12th sessions; territorial senate 14th-19th sessions)
Son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell
Father of Richard Whitehead Young
Brother of Brigham Young, Jr.
Half-brother of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
1st cousin once removed of Willard Richards
1st cousin once removed of Phineas Howe Richards
2nd cousin of Franklin D. Richards
2nd cousin of Samuel Whitney Richards
2nd cousin once removed of George Franklin Richards
2nd cousin twice removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
Eunice Caroline "Luna" Young (Thatcher)
August 20, 1842 - November 17, 1922
Daughter of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell
Sister of Brigham Young, Jr.
Sister of Joseph Angell Young
1st cousin once removed of Willard Richards
1st cousin once removed of Phineas Howe Richards
2nd cousin of Franklin Richards
2nd cousin of Samuel Whitney Richards
2nd cousin once removed of George Franklin Richards
2nd cousin twice removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
Married George Washington Thatcher, (Thatcher Brothers & Banking Company)
Sister-in-law Moses Thatcher
Matriarch of Thatcher Young Family, (banking, railroads, industry, Thatcher Opera House), Logan, Utah
Richard Whitehead Young
April 19, 1858 - December 27, 1919
Associate Justice of U.S. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court 1899-1901
Military Service: Graduated West Point 1882. Combat in the Spanish American War as a U.S. Army Captain. Brigadier General in France during World War I .
Son of Joseph Angell Young and Margaret Whitehead
Grandson of Brigham Young
Nephew of Brigham Young Jr.
1st cousin twice removed of Willard Richards
1st cousin twice removed of Phineas Howe Richards
2nd cousin once removed of Franklin Richards
2nd cousin once removed of Samuel Whitney Richards
3rd cousin of George Franklin Richards
3rd cousin once removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
Father of Minerva Richards Young who married Adam Samuel Bennion
Bob Young
c.1948 - Living
Served a distinguished career as an on air broadcaster in radio and television in Augusta, Georgia, including winning an Emmy nomination.
Mayor of Augusta, Georgia 1999-2005
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional director 2005-2008
HUD Assistant Deputy Secretary 2008-2009
Great-great-great grandson of Brigham Young
Son of Fergus F. Young and nephew of Eugene Young, the sons of Ernest Irving Young.
Willard Richards
June 24, 1804 - March 11, 1854
Secretary of State of Provisional Utah (Deseret) Government 1849
Brother of Phineas Howe Richards
Brother of Rhoda Richards
Uncle of Franklin D. Richards
Uncle of Samuel Whitney Richards
Great-uncle of George Franklin Richards
2nd great uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
1st cousin of Brigham Young
1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
1st cousin once removed of Joseph Angell Young
1st cousin twice removed of Richard Whitehead Young
Sarah Ellen Richards (Smith)
August 25, 1850 - March 22, 1915
Daughter of Willard Richards
Wife of Joseph F. Smith.
Willard Richards Smith
Willard R. Smith was a son of Joseph F. Smith and Sarah Ellen Richards Smith. He served as president of the Salt Lake Temple from 1961-1964. He married Florence Grant, a daughter of Heber J. Grant and Lucy Stringham. Among the children of Willard Richards Smith was Florence S. Jacobsen.
Phineas Howe Richards
November 15, 1788 - November 25, 1874
Utah Territorial Senate 1851
Father of Franklin D. Richards
Father of Samuel Whitney Richards
Grandfather of George Franklin Richards
Great-grandfather of Jesse Snyder Richards
Brother of Willard Richards
Brother of Rhoda Richards
1st cousin of Brigham Young
1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
1st cousin once removed of Joseph Angell Young
1st Cousin twice removed of Richard Whitehead Young
Franklin Dewey Richards
Usually called Franklin D. Richards
April 22, 1821 - December 9, 1899
Utah Territorial Legislature 1852, 1856
Son of Phineas Howe Richards
Brother of Samuel Whitney Richards
Father of George Franklin Richards
Father of Franklin Snyder Richards who married Emily Sophia Tanner (Richards)
Grandfather of Jesse Snyder Richards
Nephew of Willard Richards
1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young
2nd cousin of Brigham Young, Jr.
2nd cousin of Joseph Angell Young
Henry Phinehas Richards
November 30, 1831 – October 29, 1912
Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion in Utah.
Served two LDS Missions to Hawaii, during the second one he was able to get J. Mott Smith to grant Mormon missionaries the right to perform marriages, and successfully fought taxes on missionaries when all other Christian ministers were exempt from taxation, taking his case to the Territorial Supreme Court.
Son of Phineas Richards
Father-in-law of Richard W. Young
Samuel Whitney Richards
August 9, 1824 - November 26, 1909
Utah Territorial Legislature 1855
Son of Phineas Howe Richards
Brother of Franklin D. Richards
Uncle of George Franklin Richards
Great uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
Nephew of Willard Richards
1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young
2nd cousin of Brigham Young, Jr.
2nd cousin of Joseph Angell Young
2nd cousin once removed of Richard Whitehead Young
Jesse Snyder Richards
April 11, 1887 - September 4, 1928
Idaho State Legislature 1917
Grandson of Franklin D. Richards
Great-grandson of Phineas Howe Richards
Half-nephew of George Franklin Richards
Great-Nephew of Samuel Whitney Richards
2nd Great-nephew of Willard Richards
1st cousin 3x removed of Brigham Young
2nd cousin twice removed of Brigham Young Jr.
2nd cousin twice removed of Joseph Angell Young
3rd cousin once removed of Richard Whitehead Young
George Franklin Richards
February 23, 1861 - August 8, 1950
Utah State Legislature 1899-1900
Son of Franklin D. Richards
Grandson of Phineas Howe Richards
Nephew of Samuel Whitney Richards
Great Nephew of Willard Richards
Half-Uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
1st cousin twice removed of Brigham Young
2nd cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
2nd cousin once removed of Joseph Angell Young
3rd cousin of Richard Whitehead Young
Emily Sophia Tanner (Richards)
AKA: Emily Sophia Richards
May 13, 1850 - August 29, 1929
Alternate Delegate to the National Democratic Convention 1896
Married Franklin Snyder Richards, son of Franklin D. Richards
Edward Partridge, Jr.
June 25, 1833 - November 17, 1900
Utah Territorial Legislature 1873; Delegate to 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention
Brother of Eliza Maria Partridge Smith who married Amasa Mason Lyman (U.S. President Zachary Taylor's delegate to the 1849 California Constitutional Convention, Mayor of San Bernardino, California, Utah Territorial legislature)
Brother of Emily Dow Partridge who married Brigham Young (Governor of Utah)
Great grandson of Oliver Partridge (Massachusetts Congressman at Albany 1754, and the Stamp Act Congress of 1765)
Great great grandnephew of Elisha Williams (Connecticut Congressman at Albany 1754, 4th rector of Yale College)
Double 5th great grandson of Simon Bradstreet (Governor of Massachusetts)
5th great grandson of George Wyllys (Governor of Connecticut)
5th great grandson of John Haynes (Governor of Massachusetts; Governor of Connecticut)
Double 6th great grandson of Thomas Dudley (Governor of Massachusetts, Founder of Harvard College)
1st cousin 4x removed of George Wyllys (Connecticut Secretary of State)
Albert Carrington
January 8, 1813 - December 19, 1889
Utah Territorial Legislature 1869
Father of Jane Carrington, who married Brigham Young, Jr.
Orson Spencer
March 14, 1802 – October 15, 1855
First Chancellor of the University of Deseret
Father of Catherine Curtis Spencer, who married Brigham Young, Jr.
Adam Samuel Bennion
December 2, 1886 - February 11, 1958
Candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Utah 1944, defeated
1st Cousin once removed of Heber Bennion
1st Cousin once removed of Harden Bennion
Married to Minerva Richards Young, daughter of Richard Whitehead Young
Heber Bennion
November 28, 1858 - January 21, 1932
Utah Territorial Legislature 1889; Utah State Legislature 1897
Half-brother of Harden Bennion
Half-brother of Maria Bennion who married Angus Munn Cannon
1st Cousin once removed of Adam Samuel Bennion
Harden Bennion
October 7, 1862 - October 12, 1936
Utah State Senate 1899-1906; Utah Secretary of State 1916-1920
Half-brother of Heber Bennion
Half-brother of Maria Bennion who married Angus M. Cannon
