Augustus Young (representative)

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Augustus Young was a United States Representative from Vermont. He was born in Arlington, Vermont on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Stowe. He moved to Craftsbury and was elected a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He also served as State’s attorney for Orleans County. Young served as judge of probate, and served in the Vermont State Senate.

He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843). He declined to be a candidate for renomination, resumed the practice of law and engaged in literary pursuits. Young moved to St. Albans, and became assistant judge of the Franklin County Court. He died in St. Albans on June 17, 1857 with interment in Greenwood Cemetery.

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