Background
Young, J. Nelson was born on November 13, 1916 in Rossville, Illinois, United States. Son of Jesse Bowman and Lula (Nelson) Young.
Young, J. Nelson was born on November 13, 1916 in Rossville, Illinois, United States. Son of Jesse Bowman and Lula (Nelson) Young.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1938, Juris Doctor, 1942.
Bar: Illinois bar 1942, Supreme Court of the United States Court bar 1955. Certified Public Accountants, Illinois Association firm McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, 1946. Assistant professor of law University of Illinois, 1946-1951, associate professor, 1951-1953, professor, 1953-1981.
Professor of law U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981-1985. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1958-1959. Research staff Illinois Commision on Revenue, 1963.
Consultant bank tax study Advisory Commission Intergovtl. Relations, 1974.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Institute Certified Public Accountants’s, American Accounting Association, International Fiscal Association, Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society.
Married Zerla Gingerich, November 20, 1940.