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Young, Richard, 1846-1935

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Personal name headingYoung, Richard, 1846-1935
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LocatedFlatbush (New York, N.Y.)
Birth date1846
Death date1935
Place of birthDerry (Northern Ireland)
Place of deathFlatbush (New York, N.Y.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House of Representatives
Profession or occupationBusinessmen Politicians
Found inPostal savings depositories, 1910: title page (Richard Young)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed October 31, 2023: Young, Richard (Representative from New York; born in Londonderry, Ireland, August 6, 1846; immigrated to the United States in 1851 ... moved to Flatbush, N.Y., in 1866 and engaged in an extensive leather trade in New York City; member of the board of school commissioners of Brooklyn 1895-1902; park commissioner for the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in 1902 and 1903; engaged in banking and also interested in numerous corporations and business enterprises; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1911) ... resumed his interest in the leather industry; also engaged in banking and various business enterprises in Brooklyn and resided in Flatbush, Brooklyn, N.Y., until his death there June 9, 1935)
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