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Clarence Clifton Young

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C. 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 byWalter S. Baring Jr.
Succeeded byWalter S. Baring Jr.
Member of the Nevada Senate
In office
1966–1980
Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court
(Seat D)
In office
1985–2002
Preceded byNoel E. Manoukian
Succeeded byMark Gibbons
Personal details
Born(1922-11-07)November 7, 1922
Lovelock, Nevada, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 2016(2016-04-03) (aged 93)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJane
ProfessionAttorney

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. He was the last living former U.S. representative who left office in the 1950s.[1]

In 1988, the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Reno, Nevada was renamed for Young.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ C. Clifton Young, former Nevada Supreme Court justice dies at 93
  2. ^ "C. Clifton Young Federal Building and US Courthouse".
  3. ^ "C. Clifton Young Federal Building and Courthouse".
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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada
(Class 3)

1956
Succeeded by
William B. Wright
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Nevada's at-large congressional district

1953–1957
Succeeded by