Young was appointed assistant legal counsel for Wisconsin Electric in 1942. He became the utility's legislative spokesperson and vice president in 1955. He retired in 1972.[2]
Deathedit
Young died of cancer on July 25, 1980, at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Cornelius T. Young". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
^ abcde"Ex-WEPCo head dies". Kenosha News. Kenosha, WI. July 28, 1980. p. 3. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^'Wisconsin Blue Book 1940,' Biographical Sketch of Cornelius T. Young, pg. 27
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cornelius, young, cornelius, thomas, young, july, 1908, july, 1980, american, lawyer, democratic, politician, from, milwaukee, wisconsin, member, wisconsin, senate, wisconsin, state, assembly, served, 53rd, speaker, wisconsin, state, assembly, when, democrats,. Cornelius Thomas Young July 28 1908 July 25 1980 was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee Wisconsin He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly and served as the 53rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly when the Democrats held the majority in the 1933 legislative session He was only 24 years old at the start of that session making him the youngest speaker in the history of the Wisconsin Legislature He later worked as a lawyer and lobbyist for Wisconsin Electric Cornelius T YoungYoung in 1940 bookMember of the Wisconsin Senate from the 9th districtIn office January 2 1939 January 4 1943Preceded byJames L CallanSucceeded byRobert Emmet Tehan53rd Speaker of the Wisconsin State AssemblyIn office January 11 1933 January 7 1935Preceded byCharles B PerrySucceeded byJorge W CarowMember of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 1st districtIn office January 5 1931 January 2 1939Preceded byThomas H ConwaySucceeded byWalter J DomachPersonal detailsBorn 1908 07 28 July 28 1908Milwaukee Wisconsin U S DiedJuly 25 1980 1980 07 25 aged 71 Milwaukee Wisconsin U S Political partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of Wisconsin Law SchoolOccupationPoliticianlawyerEmployerWisconsin Electric 1942 1972 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCornelius Thomas Young was born on July 28 1908 in Milwaukee Wisconsin 1 He graduated from St John s Military Academy He received his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1931 and practiced law 2 Career editYoung represented the old 1st District of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1931 to 1938 where he served as speaker in 1933 and 1934 1 2 He represented the old 9th District of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1939 to 1942 1 2 3 He was also a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention Young was appointed assistant legal counsel for Wisconsin Electric in 1942 He became the utility s legislative spokesperson and vice president in 1955 He retired in 1972 2 Death editYoung died of cancer on July 25 1980 at St Mary s Hospital in Milwaukee 1 2 References edit a b c d Cornelius T Young Political Graveyard Retrieved December 6 2011 a b c d e Ex WEPCo head dies Kenosha News Kenosha WI July 28 1980 p 3 Retrieved June 13 2021 via Newspapers com nbsp Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 Biographical Sketch of Cornelius T Young pg 27External links edit nbsp Media related to Cornelius T Young at Wikimedia Commons Wisconsin State Assembly Preceded byThomas H Conway Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Milwaukee 1st districtJanuary 5 1931 January 2 1939 Succeeded byWalter J Domach Preceded byCharles B Perry Speaker of the Wisconsin State AssemblyJanuary 11 1933 January 7 1935 Succeeded byJorge W Carow Wisconsin Senate Preceded byJames L Callan Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 9th districtJanuary 2 1939 January 4 1943 Succeeded byRobert Emmet Tehan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornelius T Young amp oldid 1209057187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
