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20th century American politician
Riley S. Young
47th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 1919 – January 1923
Preceded byLawrence C. Whittet
Succeeded byJohn L. Dahl
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Walworth district
In office
January 1, 1917 – January 1, 1923
Preceded byGeorge L. Harrington
Succeeded byFrank E. Lawson
Personal details
Born(1860-09-25)September 25, 1860
Sharon, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1952(1952-06-28) (aged 91)
Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeDarien Cemetery, Darien, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse Elizabeth Williams ​ ​(m. 1888; died 1931)​
Childrennone

Riley S. Young (September 25, 1860 – June 28, 1952) was an American pharmacist, banker, and Republican politician. He was the 47th speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1919–1923) and represented Walworth County.

Biography

He was born in Sharon, Wisconsin. He graduated from high school in Delavan, Wisconsin in 1879. On April 11, 1888, he married Elizabeth Williams. Young eventually worked for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company.

Young died at the age of 91.

Political career

Young was first elected to the Assembly in 1916. He would later be chosen as Speaker for the 1919 and 1921 sessions. Previously, he had been Town Clerk of Darien (town), Wisconsin from 1887 to 1894. Young was a Republican.

References

  1. "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES". Wisconsin Blue Book 1919. 1919. p. 505. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  2. "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES". Wisconsin Blue Book 1917. 1917. p. 553. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  3. Assembly, Wisconsin Legislature (1953). In Assembly. State Printer.
  4. Nancy Weatherly Sharp; James Roger Sharp, eds. (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 246. ISBN 9780313302145. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

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Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byGeorge L. Harrington Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Walworth district
January 1, 1917 – January 1, 1923 		Succeeded byFrank E. Lawson
Preceded byLawrence C. Whittet Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
January 1919 – January 1923 		Succeeded byJohn L. Dahl


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