James Young (July 18, 1866 - April 29, 1942) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Texas
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.
Born in
Henderson, Texas
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The city has functioned as a major cro ...
, Young attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the law department of the
University of Texas at Austin
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in July 1891.
He was
admitted to the bar
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the same year and commenced practice in
Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman is a city in and the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States. Its population was 6,797 at the 2020 census.
History
Kaufman was founded as "Kings Fort", named after Dr. William P. King, who established the fort in 1840 after pu ...
.
Young was elected as a
Democrat
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to the
Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921).
He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920.
He again engaged in the practice of law in Kaufman, Texas.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1930.
He moved to Henderson, Texas, in 1931, and continued the practice of law until 1937, when he moved to
Dallas, Texas
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, where he died April 29, 1942.
He was interred in the Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Texas.
Sources
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1866 births
1942 deaths
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
People from Henderson, Texas
People from Kaufman, Texas