Background
He was born on 28 September 1876 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Francis Young
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Brown University.
Career
Young helped organize the Cleveland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the American Federation of Labor-Congress postal union. He entered politics after retiring as a postal supervisor. In 1954, he ran for Ohio"s 21st congressional district.
The district was evenly divided between African Americans, who were solidly Republican and whites, who were mostly Democrats.
After winning a hard-fought Republican primary, the 78-year-old Young lost to Charles Vanik, a judge. He died in 1958.
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Political Party
Republican party