The Political Graveyard: Young-Brown family of Kentucky

Young-Brown family of Kentucky

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William Singleton Young (1790-1827) — also known as William S. Young — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., April 10, 1790. Brother of Bryan Rust Young; uncle of John Young Brown. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1825-27; died in office 1827. Died in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky., September 20, 1827. Interment at Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography.
Bryan Rust Young (1800-1882) — also known as Bryan R. Young — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., January 14, 1800. Brother of William Singleton Young; uncle of John Young Brown. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1845-47; defeated, 1857; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1858. Died May 14, 1882. Interment at Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Young Brown (1835-1904) — also known as John Y. Brown — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born in Claysville, Hardin County, Ky., June 28, 1835. Nephew of William Singleton Young and Bryan Rust Young; son of Thomas Dudley Brown. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1859-61, 1873-77 (5th District 1859-61, 2nd District 1873-77); defeated, 1896; Governor of Kentucky, 1891-95. Presbyterian. Died in Henderson, Henderson County, Ky., January 11, 1904. Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

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