Jump to content

Edward Lunn Young: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Add photo, infobox.
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Congressman
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Edward Lunn Young
| name = Edward Lunn Young
| image = Edward Lunn Young.jpg
| image = Edward Lunn Young.jpg
Line 14: Line 14:
| preceded = [[John L. McMillan]]
| preceded = [[John L. McMillan]]
| succeeded = [[John Jenrette]]
| succeeded = [[John Jenrette]]
|office2 = Member of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] from [[Marion County, South Carolina|Marion County]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|term_start2 = 1958
|term_end2 = 1960
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] <small>(until 1960s)</small><br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] <small>(1960s onward)</small>
| spouse =
| spouse =
| religion =
| religion =
|alma_mater = [[Clemson University|Clemson College]]
|branch = [[United States Army Air Corps]]<br>[[United States Army Reserves]]
|serviceyears = 1941-1946
|rank = [[File:US-O4 insignia.svg|8px]] [[Major]]
|awards = [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br>[[Air Medal|Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters]]
}}
}}
'''Edward Lunn Young''' (born September 7, 1920) is a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[South Carolina]].
'''Edward Lunn Young''' (born September 7, 1920) is a former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[South Carolina]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Young was born in [[Florence, South Carolina]]. He graduated from Clemson College (now [[Clemson University]]) in 1941. Not long after graduating, he joined the [[United States Army Air Corps]] and served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific during the last part of [[World War II]]. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)]] and the [[Air Medal]] with nine [[oak leaf clusters]].
Young was born in [[Florence, South Carolina]]. He graduated from Clemson College (now [[Clemson University]]) in 1941. Not long after graduating, he joined the [[United States Army Air Corps]] and served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific during the last part of [[World War II]]. He was awarded the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] and the [[Air Medal]] with nine [[oak leaf clusters]].


After World War II, he stayed in the reserves for one year and was discharged as a [[major]]. He then returned to Florence and worked as a farmer, real estate broker and businessman.
After World War II, he stayed in the reserves for one year and was discharged as a [[major]]. He then returned to Florence and worked as a farmer, real estate broker and businessman.
Line 46: Line 54:
| before= [[John L. McMillan]]
| before= [[John L. McMillan]]
| after= [[John Jenrette]]
| after= [[John Jenrette]]
| years=January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
| years=1973 – 1975
}}
}}
{{s-ppo}}
{{s-bef|before= [[James B. Edwards]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[Governor of South Carolina]]|years=[[South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1978|1978]]}}
{{s-aft|after = [[W.D. Workman, Jr.]]}}
{{s-end}}
{{s-end}}


Revision as of 17:13, 6 September 2013

Edward Lunn Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byJohn L. McMillan
Succeeded byJohn Jenrette
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Marion County
In office
1958–1960
Personal details
Born (1920-09-07) September 7, 1920 (age 104)
Florence, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic (until 1960s)
Republican (1960s onward)
Alma materClemson College
AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army Air Corps
United States Army Reserves
Years of service1941-1946
Rank Major

Edward Lunn Young (born September 7, 1920) is a former Republican U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Biography

Young was born in Florence, South Carolina. He graduated from Clemson College (now Clemson University) in 1941. Not long after graduating, he joined the United States Army Air Corps and served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific during the last part of World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters.

After World War II, he stayed in the reserves for one year and was discharged as a major. He then returned to Florence and worked as a farmer, real estate broker and businessman.

Young was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives as a Democrat from Marion County in 1958 and served one term. He became a Republican sometime in the early 1960s and was active in state Republican politics, attending the state Republican conventions of 1968 and 1970. He was also a delegate to the 1968 Republican National Convention.

In 1972, Young won the Republican nomination for South Carolina's 6th congressional district, in the state's northeast corner. He expected to face 17-term incumbent John L. McMillan, the longest-serving congressman in South Carolina history, in the primary. However, in a considerable upset, McMillan was defeated in the primary by a considerably more liberal Democrat, State Representative John Jenrette. Due to the gigantic Republican landslide of that year, Young won by over nine points, becoming the first Republican in history to represent this part of South Carolina.

Young's tenure in Congress was short-lived, however. The Republican Party did not have strong roots in this part of the state at the time, so Young was particularly vulnerable in the 1974 elections, which saw a nationwide backlash against Republicans due to Watergate. Jenrette sought a rematch against Young, and this time won by four points. Another rematch in 1976 resulted in Young being soundly defeated.

Young was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1978, but was soundly defeated by Democratic State Senator Richard Riley. When Jenrette was ensnared by Abscam in 1980, Young jumped into the Republican primary, only to be soundly defeated by John Light Napier, who went on to defeat Jenrette in November.

After his 1980 defeat, Young retired from politics and still lives in Florence.

Sources

  • United States Congress. "Edward Lunn Young (id: Y000035)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 6th congressional district
1973 – 1975 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of South Carolina
1978 		Succeeded by

Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Edward_Lunn_Young&oldid=571804125"