Rep. Ebenezer Young

US Congressman. Elected to represent Connecticut as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1835. Also served as a member of the Connecticut State Legislature.

Young, Ebenezer, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Killingly, Windham County, Conn., on December 25, 1783; was graduated from Yale College in 1806; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westfield (now Danielson), Conn.; engaged in the manufacture of cloth at East Killingly, Conn.; elected as a Federalist a member of the State house of representatives in 1810, 1811, 1816, and 1817; served in the State senate 1823-1825; again a member of the State house of representatives 1826-1828, serving as speaker in 1827 and 1828; elected to the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1829-March 3, 1835); chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-second Congress) https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/21072

Judge Ebenezer Young was the sole owner of the Chestnut Hill Manufacturing Company from 1820 until 1851, when the business was taken over by his son, Ebenezer, Jr. It was one of many textile mills in Killingly during the 19th century. The building was destroyed by fire in 1902. https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/74331098

Ebenezer Young was the son of Elijah and Bethian (Slack) Young. After leaving the Litchfield Law School, he settled in the part of his hometown known then as Westfield, now known as Danielson, CT. He worked as a successful manufacturer of cloth in Chestnut Hill in East Killingly, CT and became prominent in local politics at an early age.

In 1810 he was elected to the CT Legislature as a Federalist and serviced from 1810 to 1811 and 1816 to 1817. He then served in the State Sentate from 1823 to 1825 and again as a member of the House from 1826 to 1828. Young was elected to the U.S. Congree for three terms from 1829 to 1835 and served as Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings.

He also acted as an ex-official Senate member of the Yale Corporation. During his whole life, Young was also active in peace and temperance movements.