Background
Young, Ebenezer was born on December 25, 1783 in Killingly, Connecticut, United States.
United States representative politician
Young, Ebenezer was born on December 25, 1783 in Killingly, Connecticut, United States.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Danielson, Connecticut.
In addition, he engaged in the manufacture of cloth at East Killingly, Connecticut. Young was elected as a Federalist to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1810, 1811, 1816, and 1817. He was elected to the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, and Twenty-third Congresses (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835) and served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Twenty-second Congress).
He died in West Killingly, Connecticut in 1851 and was buried in Westfield Cemetery, Danielson, Connecticut.
He served in the Connecticut Senate 1823–1825 and was again a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives 1826–1828, serving as speaker in 1827 and 1828.