Samuel H. Young
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Samuel Hollingsworth Young (born December 26, 1922) was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Casey, Illinois
, Young graduated from Urbana High School, Urbana, Illinois
, 1940.
LL.B., University of Illinois
, 1947.
J.D., University of Illinois Law School, 1948.
He served in the United States Army
Paratroops from 1943 to 1946, attained the rank of captain.
He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Chicago with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Instructor in economics, University of Illinois
from 1947 to 1948, and business finance, Northwestern University
from 1949 to 1950.
Securities commissioner of Illinois from 1953 to 1955.
He served as assistant secretary of State from 1955 to 1957.
Financial vice president, secretary, and treasurer, hospital supply company from 1965 to 1966.
He served as delegate, Illinois State Republican conventions from 1951 to 1973.
Young was elected as a Republican
to the Ninety-third
Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth
Congress in 1974.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fifth
Congress in 1976.
He is a resident of Glenview, Illinois
, and Marco Island, Florida
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born in Casey, Illinois
Casey, Illinois
Casey is a city in Clark and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 2,942 at the 2000 census.The Cumberland County portion of Casey is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, Young graduated from Urbana High School, Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
, 1940.
LL.B., University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, 1947.
J.D., University of Illinois Law School, 1948.
He served in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Paratroops from 1943 to 1946, attained the rank of captain.
He was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1948 and commenced practice in Chicago with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is a federal agency which holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States...
.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Instructor in economics, University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
from 1947 to 1948, and business finance, Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
from 1949 to 1950.
Securities commissioner of Illinois from 1953 to 1955.
He served as assistant secretary of State from 1955 to 1957.
Financial vice president, secretary, and treasurer, hospital supply company from 1965 to 1966.
He served as delegate, Illinois State Republican conventions from 1951 to 1973.
Young was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Ninety-third
93rd United States Congress
The Ninety-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1975, during the end of Richard...
Congress (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1975).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth
94th United States Congress
The Ninety-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1975 to January 3, 1977, during the administration...
Congress in 1974.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-fifth
95th United States Congress
The Ninety-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1977 to January 3, 1979, during the first two years...
Congress in 1976.
He is a resident of Glenview, Illinois
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois
Glenview is a suburban village located approximately north of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 41,847...
, and Marco Island, Florida
Marco Island, Florida
Marco Island is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, located on an island by the same name in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Southwest Florida. It is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area...
.