Clarence Clifton Young
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C. Clifton Young | |
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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. |
Member of the Nevada Senate | |
In office 1966–1980 | |
Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (Seat D) | |
In office 1985–2002 | |
Preceded by | Noel E. Manoukian |
Succeeded by | Mark Gibbons |
Personal details | |
Born | Lovelock, Nevada | November 7, 1922
Died | April 3, 2016 Reno, Nevada | (aged 93)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jane |
Profession | Attorney |
Clarence Clifton "Cliff" Young (November 7, 1922 – April 3, 2016), known as C. Clifton Young, 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 re-elected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.
Young later served in the Nevada Senate, from 1966 to 1980, and on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1985 to 2002, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). He also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983). Young died in Reno, Nevada in 2016 at the age of 93.[1]
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External links
- United States Congress. "Clarence Clifton Young (id: Y000032)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (family) Papers, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
- A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (political) Papers, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
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