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J. Warren Young

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J. Warren Young
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Gila County district
In office
January 1919 – December 1920
Preceded byAlfred Kinney
Succeeded byF. A. Woodward
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

J. Warren Young was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature.[1]

Biography

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Young was born in 1868.[2] By 1897 he was residing in Globe, where he was partner with his brother in the Silver Palace Saloon.[3] In 1898 he began a brickyard with a partner in Globe.[4] In 1898 his brother, A. R. Young, sold him the Silver Palace Saloon.[5][6] In 1898 one his mining claims, the Wedge, struck a rich vein of gold.[7] Over the next several years, Young built several commercial properties in Globe, including a hotel and a rooming house.[8][9][10]

In 1899 he sold the Silver Palace Saloon to J. J. Keegan.[11] In June 1899 he returned to Illinois and married Lillian S. Kearney.[12] The couple had three children, two sons and a daughter, Vernon, Royal, and Martha.[2] In November 1899 he, along with two other partners, incorporated another of his mining interests as the Eureka Copper Company.[13] The mine proved quite lucrative.[14]

In 1900 he built a house in Globe.[15] In June 1904, Young sold his home in Globe, although keeping his commercial interests, and moved to Chihuahua, where he pursued mining interests.[16][17][18] In 1908, Young and his partners sold the Eureka Mine for $300,000.[19] After that sale, although still residing in Chihuahua, Young purchased a prime lot on Broad Street in Globe for $20,000.[20] By 1913 Young had moved back to Globe.[21] After his return to Globe, he continued to pursue his mining interests.[22]

In 1918, Young, who was Gila County Chairman for the Democrats, ran for one of the two seats from Gila County in the Arizona State Senate.[23] With incumbent W. D. Claypool, he was elected to Senate in the 4th Arizona State Legislature.[24] Young ran for re-election to the Senate in 1920, however he lost to Frank McCann in the Democrat's primary.[25][26] Young died suddenly of a heart condition on New Year's Day 1933 at his home in Globe, Arizona.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 82. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Globe Resident Taken By Death". Arizona Republic. January 2, 1933. p. 10. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Local News". Arizona Silver Belt. October 7, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "All Over Arizona". The Arizona Republican. April 14, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Transfer Of Business". Arizona Silver Belt. October 13, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Local News". Arizona Silver Belt. March 3, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Local News". Arizona Silver Belt. December 1, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Untitled". Arizona Silver Belt. July 21, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Untitled". Arizona Silver Belt. November 15, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "All Over Arizona". The Arizona Republican. January 27, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Dissolution Of Co-Partnership". Arizona Silver Belt. March 2, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Marriage Licenses". The Inter Ocean. June 13, 1899. p. 11. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "Articles Of Incorporation". Arizona Silver Belt. December 14, 1899. p. 4. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "The Eureka Copper Mines". The Arizona Republican. August 29, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Local News". Arizona Silver Belt. September 20, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Untitled". Arizona Silver Belt. June 9, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. ^ "Local News". Arizona Silver Belt. July 21, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ "Short Stories Of The City". Arizona Silver Belt. April 26, 1908. p. 8. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  19. ^ "Hovland And Smith Get Option On Eureka Group". Daily Arizona Silver Belt. December 16, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  20. ^ "Broad Street Lot Sells For $20,000". Daily Arizona Silver Belt. December 20, 1908. p. 13. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  21. ^ "On Way To Globe". The Arizona Republican. November 10, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  22. ^ "Little Arizona Items". Casa Grande Dispatch. May 14, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  23. ^ "Among The Politicians". Tucson Citizen. August 20, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  24. ^ "Personnel Of New Legislature". Bisbee Daily Review. November 15, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  25. ^ "Among The Politicians". Tucson Citizen. August 17, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  26. ^ "Woodward Is Elected in Gila". Tucson Citizen. November 6, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon