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650 his of or- in Democrat" at Saco, and then emigrated to the west, working at his trade in Kentucky and after- ward in Cincinnati, Ohio. His religious zeal and his talents attracted the notice of Bishop John B. Purcell, who sent him to Mount St. Mary's col- lege, Emmitsburg, to prepare for the ministry. He adopted a new middle name in the place of original one Moody, was dained priest 1837, and labored for seven years as a missionary in the west and af- terward as parish priest at Lancas- ter, Ohio. When the diocese of Erie was formed in 1853 by the division of the former diocese of Pittsburg, he was nominated as the successor of Bishop Michael O'Connor, who was translated to the new see at his own suggestion. Dr. Young, however, was reluc- tant to take the place of the older bishop at Pitts- burg, but agreed to accept an appointment as bishop of Erie. He was consecrated on 23 April, 1854. His administration of the diocese was distinguished for zeal and energy, and resulted in an increase of churches from 28 to more than 50, and of clergy- men from 14 to 51. He established academies and schools, orphan asylums, and an infirmary and hos- pital, was rigid in religious exercises, laborious in his episcopal visitations, assiduous in preparing young men for the spiritual office, and active in the promotion of temperance, and was an earnest preacher, attracting many Protestant hearers.

YOUNG, Loyal, clergyman, b. in Charlemont, Mass., 1 July, 1806. He was graduated at Jeffer- son college in 1828, and at the Western theological seminary, Alleghany City, Pa., in 1832, was licensed to preach by the Ohio presbytery on 21 July of that year, and installed at the same time as pastor of the church at Butler, Pa. He remained in this relation till 1868, then was pastor of the church at French Creek, W. Va., for eight years, and for five years had charge of one at Parkersburg, W. Va., after which he labored as a missionary for four years in Winfield, W. Va. The degree of D. D. was given him by Washington college in 1858. He has been a trustee of Washington college and of the Western theological seminary. Dr. Young is the author of " Interviews with Inspired Men (Pitts- burg, 1857); " Commentary on the Book of Eccle- siastes" (Philadelphia, 1866); "From Dawn to Dusk, a Pastor's Panorama" (Claremont, N. H., 1884) ; and " Ecce Diluvium, or Noah's Account of the Flood" (Washington, Pa., 1887).

YOUNG, Pierce Manning Butler, soldier, b. in Spartanburg, S. C, 15 Nov., 1839. He was taken to Georgia when he was a year old, was educated at the military institute in that state, began the study of law, and then entered the U. S. military academy in 1857. Within two months of the time for graduation he resigned on account of the se- cession of the southern states, and joined the Con- federate army as a 2d lieutenant. He was suc- cessively promoted through all the grades of the service to that of major-general on 12 Dec, 1864, when he was assigned to the command of a cavalry division. He resided in Cartersville, Ga., after the war. and was the only Democrat who was elected to congress when representation was restored un- der the reconstruction acts, taking his seat on 25 July, 1868. He was re-elected for the three suc- ceeding terms, serving till 3 March, 1875. Gen. Y T oung has been a delegate to every National Democratic convention since 1868. Jn 1877 he was appointed one of the commissioners from the United States to the World's fair held in Paris. He was appointed consul-general to St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1885, but, owing to the severe climate, resigned a year later, and has since resided on his plantation near Atlanta, Ga.

YOUNG, Richard Montgomery, senator, b. in Kentucky in 1796; d. in Washington, D. C, about 1852. He removed to Jonesboro', 111., and was admitted to the bar, 28 Sept., 1817. He was a member of the general assembly in 1820-'2, became judge of the 3d judicial district of Illinois, 19 July, 1825, and in 1828 was presidential elector on the Democratic ticket. On 23 Jan., 1829, he was commissioned judge of the 5th circuit, which in- cluded what is now Cook county. In 1836 he was elected U. S. senator, and in 1839 he was appointed a state agent to negotiate the state internal im- provement bonds, and went to Europe for that purpose. He was commissioned associate justice of the supreme court on 4 Feb., 1843, and held the post till he resigned, 25 Jan., 1847. In 1847 he was appointed commissioner of the general land office, and in 1850-'l he was clerk of the house of representatives at Washington.

YOUNG, Thomas John, clergyman, b. in Charleston, S. C, 22 Oct., 1803; d. there, 11 Oct., 1852. He was graduated at Yale in 1823, or- dained priest in the Protestant Episcopal church in 1827, was pastor of the united parishes of St. Luke and Prince William in 1828-'36, of St John's chui-ch, John's island, in 1836-'47, and assistant rector of St. Michael's church, Charleston, from 1847 till his death. In the diocesan convention of 1838 he was elected a delegate to the general con- vention at Philadelphia, and he was re-elected till 1850, when, owing to impaired health, he declined to serve any longer. In the diocesan convention of 1841 he was appointed one of the committee of three to revise the constitution, canons, and the rules of order of the church, and of this committee he was the one selected to do the work. He was one of the originators of the Church home in Charleston, and delivered the address at its open- ing in 1851. In 1849 ho visited Europe. He pub- lished sermons and addresses.

YOUNG, Thomas Lowry, soldier, b. in Killyleagh, Ireland, 14 Dec., 1832; d. in Cincinnati, Ohio, 20, July, 1888. He came to this country at an early age, served in the U.S. army during the last year of the war with Mexico, and afterward taught in Cincinnati. He entered the National army at the beginning of the civil war, and was promoted colonel, but, having contracted disease in the Atlanta campaign, he was honorably discharged September, 1864, and was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers, 13 March, 1865. He was graduated at Cincinnati law-school, admitted to the bar in 1865, the same year was appointed assistant city auditor of Cincinnati, and was elected a member of the state house of representatives for a term of two years. He was elected recorder of Hamilton county in 1867, appointed a supervisor of internal revenue in 1868, and was a delegate to the National Republican convention the same year. He was elected state senator in 1871, lieutenant-governor in 1875, and in 1877 became governor after