Thomas Lowry Young (December 14, 1832July 20, 1888) was an American politician from the

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. Young, a Republican, served as the 33rd

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from March 2, 1877, to January 14, 1878.

Early life

Young was born in

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, in

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, a northern

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. At that time, all of Ireland was part of the

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. While living in Ireland, his father was a gardener for The 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye. Clarke 1889, p. 198 He immigrated with his parents to the

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as a child and spent his childhood in

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Military career

Young enlisted in the

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in 1848, originally joining as a musician. He advanced through the ranks of the artillery to become a First Sergeant in the 3rd U.S. Artillery, serving under Brevet Major John F. Reynolds. After his service ended in January 1858, Young moved to Pennsylvania, then to

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a year later, where he served as the Assistant Superintendent for the House of Refuge Reform School for Youth. Reid 1895, p. 988 In March 1861 Young, believing a civil war to be imminent, wrote to General

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volunteering his services. He officially joined the

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effort a month later. Between August and December, he served under

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as a

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while stationed in Missouri. The unit disbanded at the beginning of 1862, and Young left the service. He worked for a Democratic Party newspaper in

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, afterwards, and spoke out against the Lincoln Administration, believing them to be too soft in the war effort thus far. Young re-enlisted and received a commission as

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in the 118th Ohio Infantry in September 1862, where he remained for the duration of his service. He was promoted to the rank of

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in February 1863 and the rank of

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in April 1864. At the

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in May, Young led a charge against the enemy that was quickly defeated; the charge caused him to lose 116 of his 270 men in the span of a few minutes. He contracted an illness during the Atlanta Campaign, and resigned from the Army in September. President

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brevetted him

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of volunteers for his service on March 13, 1865. Reid 1895, p. 989

Political career

After resigning, Young returned to Cincinnati and graduated from the

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in 1865. Shortly afterward, he began his political career with an appointment as Assistant City Auditor, a position he held for the rest of the year. He was elected to the

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afterward, and served a single two-year term from 1866 to 1868. Young became Hamilton County Recorder in October 1867, and held the position until President

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named him Internal Revenue Supervisor of Southern Ohio in late 1868, a position he held through 1869. After resigning from that position, Young worked in real estate until 1871 when he was elected to the Ohio State Senate. At that point he was considered highly regarded in the Republican Party, and when elected to the State Senate, he had more votes than most other Republicans on the statewide ballot. Clarke 1889, p. 200 Young was elected the 12th

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in 1875, defeating Samuel Cary, taking office in 1876. He then filled out the term of

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when the latter was elected to the

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, serving from 1877 to 1878.

Later life

Young was then elected to the

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in 1878 and served two terms before losing a battle for renomination in 1882. He died in 1888 while holding a position on the Cincinnati Board of Public Affairs. Young was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati.

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