Young was elected judge of the quarterly court of Bath County in 1858 and served four years. Young was again elected in 1866 and served until 1867 when he resigned having been elected to Congress. He presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fortieth Congress in 1867, but was not permitted to qualify as his campaign used fraud and voter intimidation to get him elected. A Congressional inquiry found that hundreds of ex-rebel soldiers, disqualified for treason against the State of Kentucky, fraudulently voted. This was enough to overturn his victory and hand the seat to Samuel McKee. Evidence of voter intimidation by ex-rebel guerrillas and other pro-slavery elements was collected as well. Partisan Young gunmen watched polling precincts across Eastern Kentucky to make sure not a single black man voted in the Ninth District and intimidate Republican voters in general.
Young was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874. He resumed agricultural pursuits. State railroad commissioner of Kentucky 1884–1889. He again served as judge of the quarterly court of Bath County 1890–1895. He died in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, December 26, 1910. He was interred in Machpelah Cemetery.
^Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
john, duncan, young, other, people, with, same, name, john, young, disambiguation, september, 1823, december, 1910, representative, from, kentucky, member, house, representatives, from, kentucky, 10th, districtin, office, march, 1873, march, 1875preceded, byne. For other people with the same name see John Young disambiguation John Duncan Young September 22 1823 December 26 1910 was a U S Representative from Kentucky John Duncan YoungMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 10th districtIn office March 4 1873 March 3 1875Preceded byNew districtSucceeded byJohn Blades ClarkePersonal detailsBorn 1823 09 22 September 22 1823Owingsville KentuckyDiedDecember 26 1910 1910 12 26 aged 87 Mount Sterling KentuckyResting placeMachpelah CemeteryPolitical partyDemocraticProfessionLawyer Born in Owingsville Kentucky Young attended the common schools He studied law was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owingsville Kentucky and later engaged in agricultural pursuits He was acting marshal of Kentucky during the administration of President Franklin Pierce Young was elected judge of the quarterly court of Bath County in 1858 and served four years Young was again elected in 1866 and served until 1867 when he resigned having been elected to Congress He presented credentials as a Member elect to the Fortieth Congress in 1867 but was not permitted to qualify as his campaign used fraud and voter intimidation to get him elected A Congressional inquiry found that hundreds of ex rebel soldiers disqualified for treason against the State of Kentucky fraudulently voted This was enough to overturn his victory and hand the seat to Samuel McKee Evidence of voter intimidation by ex rebel guerrillas and other pro slavery elements was collected as well Partisan Young gunmen watched polling precincts across Eastern Kentucky to make sure not a single black man voted in the Ninth District and intimidate Republican voters in general Young was elected as a Democrat to the Forty third Congress March 4 1873 March 3 1875 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874 He resumed agricultural pursuits State railroad commissioner of Kentucky 1884 1889 He again served as judge of the quarterly court of Bath County 1890 1895 He died in Mount Sterling Kentucky December 26 1910 He was interred in Machpelah Cemetery Young owned slaves 1 References edit Weil Julie Zauzmer Blanco Adrian Dominguez Leo More than 1 800 congressmen once enslaved Black people This is who they were and how they shaped the nation Washington Post Retrieved 2023 02 20 United States Congress John Duncan Young id Y000044 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn W Menzies Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky s 10th congressional districtMarch 4 1873 March 3 1875 obsolete district Succeeded byJohn B Clarke Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Duncan Young amp oldid 1194103251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
