Justice Richard M. Young

  • Born:
    February 20, 1798 in Fayette County, KY
  • Education:

    Forest Hill Academy
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1843-1847
  • Succeeded:
    Theophilus W. Smith
  • Succeeded by:
    Jesse B. Thomas Jr.
  • Represented:
    7th Circuit (1843-1847)
  • Political Party
    Democrat
  • Other Political Offices:

    Illinois House of Representatives (1820-1822), Circuit Court Judge (1825-1827), Circuit Court Judge (1829-1837), U.S. Senate (1837-1843), Commissioner of the General Land Office (1847-1849)
  • Died:
    November 28, 1861 in Washington, DC
  • Buried:
    Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
  • Notes:
    Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court

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