Clarence Clifton Young
| Clarence Clifton Young | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Walter S. Baring, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Walter S. Baring, Jr. |
| Member of the Nevada Senate | |
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In office 1966–1980 |
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November 7, 1922 Lovelock, Nevada |
| Died | April 3, 2016 (aged 93) Reno, Nevada |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jane |
| Profession | Attorney |
Clarence Clifton "Cliff" Young (November 7, 1922 – April 3, 2016), known as C. Clifton Young, was a United States congressman from Nevada.
A Republican, Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large district in 1952 and re-elected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.
Young later served in the Nevada Senate from 1966 to 1980 and on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1985 to 2002, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). Young also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983). He died in Reno, Nevada in 2016 at the age of 93.
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