H. Casey Young

Hiram Casey Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1875  March 3, 1881
Preceded by William T. Avery
Succeeded by William R. Moore
In office
March 4, 1883  March 3, 1885
Preceded by William R. Moore
Succeeded by Zachary Taylor
Personal details
Born (1828-12-14)December 14, 1828
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Died August 17, 1899(1899-08-17) (aged 70)
Memphis, Tennessee
Political party Democratic
Profession

lawyer

politician

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.

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 attended Marshall Institute in Mashall County, Mississippi. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1859, and commenced practice in Memphis, Tennessee. He served in the Civil War from 1861 to 1865 as lieutenant colonel of the Cavalry and on the brigade staff. In 1864, he was Assistant Inspector General for the First Division of the Cavalry.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. "H. Casey Young". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "H. Casey Young". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. "H. Casey Young". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Civil War
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th congressional district

1875–1881
Succeeded by
William R. Moore
Preceded by
William R. Moore
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th congressional district

1883–1885
Succeeded by
Zachary Taylor
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