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About James R. Young, U.S. Congress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Young
James Rankin Young, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 10, 1847; attended the common schools and Philadelphia High School; enlisted in the Union Army in June 1863 in the Thirty-second Regiment, Pennyslvania Volunteer Infantry; one of the founders of the Philadelphia Evening Star in 1866; attended all Republican National Conventions 1864-1908; served as chief of the Washington bureau of the New York Tribune from June 1866 to December 1870; chief executive clerk of the United States Senate from December 1873 to March 1879; chief clerk of the Department of Justice from September 1882 to December 1883; again chief executive clerk of the United States Senate from December 1883 to April 1892; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth, and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1903); chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Fifty-seventh Congress); superintendent of the Dead Letter Office of the Post Office Department 1905-1913; superintendent of the postal savings depository in Philadelphia until 1915; was a resident of Washington, D.C., until his death December 18, 1924; interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Y000041
US Congressman. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Pennsylvania's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1897 to 1903.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 22 2019, 17:54:34 UTC
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James R. Young, U.S. Congress's Timeline
| 1847 |
March 10, 1847
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1880 |
August 1880
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District of Columbia, United States
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| 1882 |
April 2, 1882
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1884 |
February 14, 1884
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1885 |
1885
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1888 |
August 7, 1888
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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| 1924 |
December 18, 1924
Age 77
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
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Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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