William Henry Young (politician)
Appearance
William Henry Young was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.[1]
Biography
[edit]Young was born on August 11, 1845, in Woodville, Mississippi. He would move to St. Helena Parish, Louisiana in 1852. During the American Civil War, Young served with the 4th Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment of the Union Army. Originally an enlisted man, he achieved the rank of first lieutenant.
Political career
[edit]Young was a member of the Assembly in 1885. Additionally, he was an alderman and Mayor of Oconto, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.
References
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Categories:
- People from Woodville, Mississippi
- People from St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- People from Oconto, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin city council members
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Union Army officers
- Union Army soldiers
- 1845 births
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly,1840s births stubs