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 byWilliam T. Avery
Succeeded byWilliam R. Moore
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded byWilliam R. Moore
Succeeded byZachary Taylor
Personal details
Born(1828-12-14)December 14, 1828
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S.
DiedAugust 17, 1899(1899-08-17) (aged 70)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Professionlawyer 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. He moved with his parents to a farm near Byhalia, Mississippi, in 1838. He attended the local schools, was tutored by his father, and also 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.