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Young, Andrew White

journalist, author, was born March 2, 1802, in Carlisle, N. Y. He was a journalist of Warsaw, N. Y.; and the author of First Lessons in Civil Government; Citizens' Manual of Government and Law; The American Statesman; National Economy: a History of the Protective System; History of Warsaw; and History of Wayne County, Ind. He died Feb. 17, 1877, in Warsaw, N. Y.

Young, Augustus

lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born March 20, 1785, in Arlington, Vt. He was representative in congress from Vermont from 1841 to 1843; and was the author of On the Quadrature of the Circle; and Unity of Purpose. He died June 17, 1857, in St. Albans, Vt.

Young, Bryan R

congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1845 to 1847.

Young, Casey

soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born in 1832 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. In 1874 he was elected a representative from Memphis, Tenn., to the fortyfourth congress; was re-elected to the forty-fifth and forty-sixth congresses; and also elected to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat.

Young, Charles Augustus

astronomer, educator, author, was born Dec. 15, 1834, in Hanover, N. H. He is an astronomer of note, professor of astronomy at Princeton college from 1877; and the author of The Sun; A General Astronomy; Elements of Astronomy; Lessons in Astronomy; and Uranography.

Young, Charles Elisha

physician, author, was born Aug. 27, 1858, in Brooklyn, N. Y. He is author of Antipartum Hæmorrhage; and other works.

Young, Ebenezer

state senator, congressman, was born in 1784 in Killingly, Conn. In 1823 he was elected to the Connecticut state senate; was twice reelected; and was two years speaker of the house. He was a representative in congress from 1829 to 1835. He died Aug. 18, 1851, in West Killingly, Conn.

Young, Edward

poet, was born Nov. 25, 1818, in England. He is the author of a book of poems entitled Ladye Lillian.

YOUNG, EDWARD FAITOUTE CON- DIT, banker, was born Jan. 25, 1835, in Malapardis, N. J. He is president of the First National bank of Jersey city; of the Joseph Dixon Crucible company of Jersey City; and of the New Codale Coal company.

Young, Edward M

musician, composer, was born May 21, 1857, in San Francisco, Cal. He is a successful instructor; and the author of a number of pieces for the piano. He has been president of the California Music Teachers' association.

Young, Henry W

journalist, state senator, was born Dec. 17, 1847, in Northville, N. Y. He is the editor of The Star and Kansan of Independence; and is now a member of the Kansas state senate.

Young, James

capitalist, was born July 25, 1820, in Middletown, Pa.

In 1859 he purchased a limestone quarry in Lancaster county, Pa.; and from it supplied a large amount of stone for bridges and railroads; and in 1886 he sold the quarry and became a prudent investor in real estate.

Young, John

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, governor, was born June 12, 1802, in Chelsea, Vt. He was in the New York state legislature in 1831, 1844 and 1845, and was a representative in congress from New York from 1841 to 1843. He was governor of the state from 1847 to 1849 and was assistant treasurer of the United States in New York city at the time of his death. He died April 23, 1852, in New York city.

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