John Young (Governor)
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John Young was an American
politician
.
He was born in Chelsea, Vermont
. As a child, he moved to Freeport (now Conesus
), Livingston County, New York
. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829. He entered politics as a Jacksonian
Democrat, and shortly afterward moved to the Anti-Masonic Party, on whose ticket he was elected to the Assembly (lower house
) of the New York
state legislature, beginning service in 1832.
He later moved to the Whig Party, getting elected to the House of Representatives
, serving from November 1836 - March 1837, where he served the unexpired term of Philo C. Fuller
, and again from 1841 - 43.
In 1845 he returned to the New York State Assembly, as a candidate of the Whigs and Antirenters, and was urged to run against the incumbent Governor
, Silas Wright
, on the Whig ticket. He defeated Wright and served as the Governor of New York from January, 1847 to the end of 1848.
In 1848 he became a strong supporter of Zachary Taylor
's candidacy for President of the United States
, and was rewarded when Taylor was successful by appointment as Assistant Treasurer of the United States
in New York City
. He served in the latter post until his death from tuberculosis
at the age of 49.
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politician
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.
He was born in Chelsea, Vermont
Chelsea, Vermont
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. As a child, he moved to Freeport (now Conesus
Conesus, New York
Conesus is a town in Livingston County, New York , United States. The population was 2,353 at the 2000 census. The name is derived from a native word meaning "Berry place."...
), Livingston County, New York
Livingston County, New York
As of the census of 2000, there were 64,328 people, 22,150 households, and 15,349 families residing in the county. The population density was 102 people per square mile . There were 24,023 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...
. He had only basic schooling but, by self-study accumulated a knowledge of classics and became a law clerk, becoming admitted to the bar in 1829. He entered politics as a Jacksonian
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
Democrat, and shortly afterward moved to the Anti-Masonic Party, on whose ticket he was elected to the Assembly (lower house
Lower house
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) of the New York
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state legislature, beginning service in 1832.
He later moved to the Whig Party, getting elected to the House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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, serving from November 1836 - March 1837, where he served the unexpired term of Philo C. Fuller
Philo C. Fuller
Philo Case Fuller was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...
, and again from 1841 - 43.
In 1845 he returned to the New York State Assembly, as a candidate of the Whigs and Antirenters, and was urged to run against the incumbent Governor
Governor of New York
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, Silas Wright
Silas Wright
Silas Wright, Jr. was an American Democratic politician. Wright was born in Amherst, Massachusetts and moved with his father to Weybridge, Vermont in 1796. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1815 and moved to Sandy Hill, New York, the next year, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar...
, on the Whig ticket. He defeated Wright and served as the Governor of New York from January, 1847 to the end of 1848.
In 1848 he became a strong supporter of Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States and an American military leader. Initially uninterested in politics, Taylor nonetheless ran as a Whig in the 1848 presidential election, defeating Lewis Cass...
's candidacy for President of the United States
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, and was rewarded when Taylor was successful by appointment as Assistant Treasurer of the United States
Treasurer of the United States
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in New York City
New York City
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. He served in the latter post until his death from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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at the age of 49.