Augustus Young | |
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Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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Preceded by | John Smith |
Succeeded by | Paul Dillingham |
Member of the Vermont Senate | |
In office 1836–1838 |
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Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
In office 1821–1824 1826 1828–1830 1832 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Arlington, Vermont, U.S. |
March 20, 1784
Died | June 17, 1857 St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. |
(aged 73)
Political party | Whig |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
Augustus Young (March 20, 1784 – June 17, 1857) was an American politician. He served as a United States Representative from Vermont, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, state’s attorney for Orleans County, a judge of probate, a county assistant judge, and a member of the Vermont State Senate.
Young was born in Arlington, Vermont on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law with Isaac Warner of Cambridge and Bates Turner of St. Albans, and was admitted to the bar in 1810. He began the practice of law in Stowe.
Young moved to Craftsbury in 1812. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1821 until 1824, 1826, 1828 until 1830 and 1832. He was state’s attorney for Orleans County, Vermont from 1824 to 1828; judge of probate in 1830 and 1831; and served in the Vermont State Senate from 1836 to 1838.
Young was elected as a Whig candidate to the 27th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, resumed the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits.