Austin H. Young
Austin Hill Young (December 6, 1830 – February 13, 1905) was an American politician, who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and as a Minnesota District Court judge.
He was born in Fredonia, New York,[1] and moved to Prescott, Wisconsin, in 1854 and then to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1866.
Young married twice. First, to Martha Martin in 1854. Second, to Leonore Martin in 1872. They had two children.
Career[]
Young was a member of the Senate as a Republican from 1864 to 1865.[2] Previously, he had served as District Attorney of Pierce County, Wisconsin.
In 1871, Young was elected City Attorney of Minneapolis. The following year, he was appointed to be a judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He then went on to be Judge of the Fourth Judicial District from 1877 to 1891.
References[]
- ^ "Austin H. Young" (PDF). Minnesota Legal History Project. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "Young, August H." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- People from Fredonia, New York
- People from Prescott, Wisconsin
- Politicians from Minneapolis
- Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin lawyers
- Minnesota lawyers
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Minnesota Republicans
- 1830 births
- 1905 deaths
- Lawyers from Minneapolis
- 19th-century American politicians