Bryan Rust Young (born January 14, 1800, near

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– May 14, 1882 in

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) was an American Whig Party politician who served as a

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from

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, representing that state's 5th Congressional District for one term in the

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, from 1845 to 1847. Young later served several terms in the

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between 1858 and 1864. Young came from a political family, being the brother of William Singleton Young and an uncle to John Young Brown. Outside of his political career, Young practiced medicine, having studied that subject at the

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. Young owned slaves.

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1800 births 1882 deaths People from Nelson County, Kentucky Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Physicians from Kentucky American slave owners University of Louisville alumni {{LouisvilleMSA-stub