James Young (Missouri politician)

James Young
James Young
7th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
	In office; November 20, 1844 – November 20, 1848
Governor	John C. Edwards
Preceded by	Meredith Miles Marmaduke
Succeeded by	Thomas Lawson Price
Member of the Missouri Senate
	In office; 1840–1844
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
	In office; 1836–1838
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
	In office; 1831–1833
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1800; Hawkins County, Tennessee
Died	February 9, 1878 (aged 77); Lexington, Missouri
Political party	Democratic

James Young (May 11, 1800 – February 9, 1878) was an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1844 to 1848.^[1] He also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833, in the Missouri House of Representatives 1836 to 1838, and in the Missouri Senate from 1840 to 1844.^[2]

He died at his home near Lexington, Missouri on February 9, 1878.^[3]

References

^ Barns, Chancy Rufus; Conant, Alban Jasper; Switzler, William F.; Swallow, George Clinton; Campbell, Robert Allen; Harris, William Torrey (1877). "Great Cities and Towns of Missouri". The Commonwealth of Missouri: A Centennial Record. Bryan, Brand & Company. pp. 868–869. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Google Books.
^ "James Young (1800-1878) | Hawkins County Genealogy & History".
^ "Death of Ex-Gov. James Young". The Lexington Intelligencer. February 16, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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