Richard Young (New York congressman)
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Richard Young was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Derry
, Ireland
, Young migrated to the United States in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools and graduated from Crittenden's Commercial College in Philadelphia. He moved to Flatbush, New York (incorporated into Brooklyn City
in 1894), in 1866 and engaged in an extensive leather trade in New York City. He served as a member of the board of school commissioners of Brooklyn from 1895–1902, and as park commissioner for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in 1902 and 1903. He also engaged in banking and business enterprises.
Young was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-first
Congress (March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1911). He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1910.
Subsequently, he resumed his interest in the leather industry and continued in banking and in other business enterprises in Brooklyn. He resided in Flatbush
in Brooklyn
, New York
, until his death on June 9, 1935. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
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from New York
New York
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.
Born in Derry
Derry
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, Ireland
Ireland
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, Young migrated to the United States in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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. He attended the public schools and graduated from Crittenden's Commercial College in Philadelphia. He moved to Flatbush, New York (incorporated into Brooklyn City
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
in 1894), in 1866 and engaged in an extensive leather trade in New York City. He served as a member of the board of school commissioners of Brooklyn from 1895–1902, and as park commissioner for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in 1902 and 1903. He also engaged in banking and business enterprises.
Young was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Sixty-first
61st United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1911). He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1910.
Subsequently, he resumed his interest in the leather industry and continued in banking and in other business enterprises in Brooklyn. He resided in Flatbush
Flatbush, Brooklyn
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in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
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, New York
New York
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, until his death on June 9, 1935. He was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
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.