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

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

  1. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. p. 82. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "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
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