Clarence Clifton Young

Clarence Clifton Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957
Preceded by	Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Succeeded by	Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1922-11-07) November 7, 1922 Lovelock, Nevada
Political party	Republican
Residence	Reno
Profession	Attorney

Clarence Clifton Young (born November 7, 1922) was a United States congressman from Nevada.

A Republican, Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large district in 1952 and reeelected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.

Young later served in the Nevada Senate and on the Nevada Supreme Court, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). Young also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983).

References

• Clarence Clifton Young at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Walter S. Baring, Jr.	United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large 1953–1957	Succeeded by Walter S. Baring, Jr.