Richard Whitehead Young
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Richard Whitehead Young (April 19, 1858 - December 27, 1919) was a U.S. Army Brigadier General and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
during the time that the Philippines was a U.S. Territory.
Young was born in Salt Lake City in 1858, to Joseph A. Young and his wife Margaret Whitehead. Joseph Young was the son of Brigham Young
and his wife Mary Ann Angell
. He entered West Point
in 1878, and graduated 15th in the Class of 1882. In 1884 he graduated from Columbia University
Law School, and practiced as a military attorney until 1888, when he returned to Utah to open a private law practice.
He reentered the military during the Spanish-American War
, and led the Utah Light Artillery in the Philippines
. When the war ended, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court. He later returned to private legal practice, acting as attorney for the Idaho Sugar Company (later becoming the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
).
In 1918 he was commissioned as a brigadier general, and he led a U.S. infantry brigade in France. He died of appendicitis in 1919.
Richard Young married Minerva Richards, the daughter of Henry Phinehas Richards and Margaret Minerva Amanda Empey. Henry Richards was a son of Phinehas Richards
and his wife Wealthy Dewey, and thus a brother of Franklin D. Richards. This means that Richard and Minerva were third cousins, since they both descended from Phineas Howe and Susannah Goddard.
Young's daughter Minerva was the wife of Adam S. Bennion
.
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
during the time that the Philippines was a U.S. Territory.
Young was born in Salt Lake City in 1858, to Joseph A. Young and his wife Margaret Whitehead. Joseph Young was the son of Brigham Young
Brigham Young
Brigham Young was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his death in 1877, he founded Salt Lake City, and he served as the first governor of the Utah...
and his wife Mary Ann Angell
Mary Ann Angell
Mary Ann Angell Young was the second woman married to Latter Day Saint leader Brigham Young. They were married on February 28, 1834. Young's first wife, Miriam Angeline Works, had died on September 8, 1832...
. He entered West Point
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy at West Point is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located at West Point, New York. The academy sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, north of New York City...
in 1878, and graduated 15th in the Class of 1882. In 1884 he graduated from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Law School, and practiced as a military attorney until 1888, when he returned to Utah to open a private law practice.
He reentered the military during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...
, and led the Utah Light Artillery in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. When the war ended, he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court. He later returned to private legal practice, acting as attorney for the Idaho Sugar Company (later becoming the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company was a large sugar beet processing company owned and controlled by the LDS Church and its leaders, based in Utah. It was notable for providing a valuable cash crop to Utah and surrounding states, and also for being part of the Sugar Trust, leading to antitrust...
).
In 1918 he was commissioned as a brigadier general, and he led a U.S. infantry brigade in France. He died of appendicitis in 1919.
Richard Young married Minerva Richards, the daughter of Henry Phinehas Richards and Margaret Minerva Amanda Empey. Henry Richards was a son of Phinehas Richards
Phinehas Richards
Phinehas Howe Richards was an early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in Utah Territory. His first name is also spelled Phineas in some records....
and his wife Wealthy Dewey, and thus a brother of Franklin D. Richards. This means that Richard and Minerva were third cousins, since they both descended from Phineas Howe and Susannah Goddard.
Young's daughter Minerva was the wife of Adam S. Bennion
Adam S. Bennion
Adam Samuel Bennion was a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Taylorsville, Utah Territory, Bennion received degrees from the University of Utah, Columbia University and the University of California. He also studied at the University of Chicago...
.