James Rankin Young | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 | |
| Preceded by | John E. Reyburn |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Foerderer |
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| Born | (1847-03-10)March 10, 1847 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1924(1924-12-18) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Relatives | John Russell Young (brother) John Russell Young (son) |
James Rankin Young (March 10, 1847 – December 18, 1924) was an American newspaperman and Civil War veteran who served three terms as aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1897 to 1903.
He was the younger brother of fellow journalistJohn Russell Young.
James R. Young was born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania and attendedCentral High School until 1863.[1]
He enlisted in theUnion Army in June 1863 in the Thirty-second Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry and served until 1865.[1]
He was one of the founders of thePhiladelphia Evening Star in 1866. He attended all of theRepublican National Conventions from1864 through1908. He served as chief of the Washington bureau of theNew York Tribune from June 1866 to December 1870.
He was chief executive clerk of theUnited States Senate from December 1873 to March 1879 and again from December 1883 to April 1892. In between he was Chief Clerk of theDepartment of Justice from September 1882 to December 1883.
He was elected in1896 as a Republican to the55th United States Congress. He was the Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department in the57th United States Congress. He became superintendent of theDead Letter Office of thePost Office Department from 1905 to 1913, and superintendent of the postal savings depository in Philadelphia until 1915.
He was a resident ofWashington, D.C., until his death. He was interred atGlenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
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