Young, Stephen M. (Stephen Marvin), 1889-1984

Stephen Marvin Young (b. May 4, 1889, Huron County, Ohio-d. Dec. 1, 1984, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Ohio, graduated from Western Reserve University law school and was a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives. He served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border and during the First World War. He was elected to the 77th Congress, serving from 1941 to 1943, and during World War II was an officer in the U.S. Army, serving in North Africa and Italy, discharged as a lieutenant colonel in 1946. He was elected again to the 81st Congress, serving from 1949 to 1951, and to the Senate in 1958, serving from 1959 to 1971.

Ohio lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Senator from 1958 to 1971. Young's views on the Cold War and the Vietnam Conflict often went against mainstream opinion.

Stephen Marvin Young (1889-1984) was raised in Norwalk, Ohio on the farm of his parents, Stephen M. and Belle M. (Wagner) Young. His father was a judge in Huron County. After attending Norwalk High School, Young studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He later transferred to Adelbert College of Western Reserve University and subsequently entered the Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law at Western Reserve University. In 1911, he received his LL.B. Degree and was admitted to the Ohio Bar.

As a young attorney, he developed an interest in public service and served two terms in the Ohio General Assembly, first in 1913 and again in 1915. He then served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County (1917-1919) and as chief criminal prosecuting attorney (1919-1920). In 1922, he became the Democratic nominee for Attorney General and in 1930 and 1936 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. As a member of the Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance (1931-1932), he championed unemployment insurance and worker's compensation.

First elected as Ohio's United States Representative-at-Large in 1932, Young was reelected by his constituents in 1934 and 1940. When the United States entered World War II, Young, who served in the field artillery during World War I, again chose active duty rather than a home front position. In 1945, he became Allied Military Governor of the Province of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Among the decorations and honors he received for his military service were the Bronze Star, four battle stars, the order of the Crown of Italy, and the personal commendation of General Mark W. Clark.

After further service in the Eighty-first Congress in 1948, and as President of both the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the War Veterans Bar Association, Young left a lucrative law practice to seek office as a United States Senator. In the fierce campaign of 1958, he defeated John W. Bricker, a veteran of thirteen years in the Senate. Among those instrumental in waging a successful campaign was Harry S. Truman who toured Ohio on Young's behalf. The "Right to Work" issue which Young opposed and his opponent favored was an important factor in his campaign. In 1964, at the age of seventy-four, he once gain waged a successful campaign, defeating Robert Taft, Jr. In this year the Johnson landslide was instrumental in his victory.

Throughout his Senatorial career, Young served on three major Committees: Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Armed Services, and Public Works. His outspoken views, particularly on the subject of the "immoral and undeclared war in Viet Nam," has been the subject of much controversy. His highly volatile responses to constituents whose letters were either abusive or offensive have also been a well-publicized aspect of his career.

Stephen M. Young married Ruby Louise Dawley on January 18, 1911. They had two sons, Stephen M. Young, Jr. and Richard Dawley Young, and one daughter, Marjorie L. (Mrs. Robert R. Richardson). Ruby Young died in October 1952, and on March 28, 1957 Stephen Young married Rachel Louise Bell.

Stephen Marvin Young (1889-1984) was raised in Norwalk, Ohio, on the farm of his parents, Stephen M. and Belle M. (Wagner) Young. His father was a judge in Huron County. After attending Norwalk High School, Young studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He later transferred to Adelbert College of Western Reserve University and subsequently entered the Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law at Western Reserve University. In 1911, he received his LL.B. Degree and was admitted to the Ohio Bar.

As a young attorney, he developed an interest in public service and served two terms in the Ohio General Assembly, first in 1913 and again in 1915. He then served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County (1917-1919) and as chief criminal prosecuting attorney (1919-1920). In 1922, he became the Democratic nominee for Attorney General and in 1930 and 1936 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. As a member of the Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance (1931-1932), he championed unemployment insurance and worker's compensation.

First elected as Ohio's United States Representative-at-Large in 1932, Young was reelected by his constituents in 1934 and 1940. When the United States entered World War II, Young, who served in the field artillery during World War I, again chose active duty rather than a home front position. In 1945, he became Allied Military Governor of the Province of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Among the decorations and honors he received for his military service were the Bronze Star, four battle stars, the order of the Crown of Italy, and the personal commendation of General Mark W. Clark.

After further service in the Eighty-first Congress in 1948, and as President of both the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the War Veterans Bar Association, Young left a lucrative law practice to seek office as a United States Senator. In the fierce campaign of 1958, he defeated John W. Bricker, a veteran of thirteen years in the Senate. Among those instrumental in waging a successful campaign was Harry S. Truman who toured Ohio on Young's behalf. The "Right to Work" issue which Young opposed and his opponent favored was an important factor in his campaign. In 1964, at the age of seventy-four, he once gain waged a successful campaign, defeating Robert Taft, Jr. In this year the Johnson landslide was instrumental in his victory.

Throughout his Senatorial career, Young served on three major Committees: Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Armed Services, and Public Works. His outspoken views, particularly on the subject of the "immoral and undeclared war in Viet Nam," has been the subject of much controversy. His highly volatile responses to constituents whose letters were either abusive or offensive have also been a well-publicized aspect of his career.

Stephen M. Young married Ruby Louise Dawley on January 18, 1911. They had two sons, Stephen M. Young, Jr. and Richard Dawley Young, and one daughter, Marjorie L. (Mrs. Robert R. Richardson). Ruby Young died in October 1952, and on March 28, 1957 Stephen Young married Rachel Louise Bell.

Stephen Marvin Young (1889-1984) was raised in Norwalk, Ohio on the farm of his parents, Stephen M. and Belle M. (Wagner) Young. His father was a judge in Huron County. After attending Norwalk High School, Young studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. He later transferred to Adelbert College of Western Reserve University and subsequently entered the Franklin Thomas Backus School of Law at Western Reserve University. In 1911, he received his LL.B. Degree and was admitted to the Ohio Bar.

As a young attorney, he developed an interest in public service and served two terms in the Ohio General Assembly, first in 1913 and again in 1915. He then served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Cuyahoga County (1917-1919) and as chief criminal prosecuting attorney (1919-1920). In 1922, he became the Democratic nominee for Attorney General and in 1930 and 1936 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. As a member of the Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance (1931-1932), he championed unemployment insurance and worker's compensation.

First elected as Ohio's United States Representative-at-Large in 1932, Young was reelected by his constituents in 1934 and 1940. When the United States entered World War II, Young, who served in the field artillery during World War I, again chose active duty rather than a home front position. In 1945, he became Allied Military Governor of the Province of Reggio Emilia in Italy. Among the decorations and honors he received for his military service were the Bronze Star, four battle stars, the order of the Crown of Italy, and the personal commendation of General Mark W. Clark.

After further service in the Eighty-first Congress in 1948, and as President of both the Cuyahoga County Bar Association and the War Veterans Bar Association, Young left a lucrative law practice to seek office as a United States Senator. In the fierce campaign of 1958, he defeated John W. Bricker, a veteran of thirteen years in the Senate. Among those instrumental in waging a successful campaign was Harry S. Truman who toured Ohio on Young's behalf. The "Right to Work" issue which Young opposed and his opponent favored was an important factor in his campaign. In 1964, at the age of seventy-four, he once gain waged a successful campaign, defeating Robert Taft, Jr. In this year the Johnson landslide was instrumental in his victory.

Throughout his Senatorial career, Young served on three major Committees: Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Armed Services, and Public Works. His outspoken views, particularly on the subject of the "immoral and undeclared war in Viet Nam," has been the subject of much controversy. His highly volatile responses to constituents whose letters were either abusive or offensive have also been a well-publicized aspect of his career.

Stephen M. Young married Ruby Louise Dawley on January 18, 1911. They had two sons, Stephen M. Young, Jr. and Richard Dawley Young, and one daughter, Marjorie L. (Mrs. Robert R. Richardson). Ruby Young died in October 1952, and on March 28, 1957 Stephen Young married Rachel Louise Bell.