Background
Young, James Addison was born on July 18, 1866 in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of James Halsey and Lucy Jane Young.
Young, James Addison was born on July 18, 1866 in Aquebogue, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of James Halsey and Lucy Jane Young.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams, 1888. Graduated Bachelor of Laws in 1890. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University Law School, 1890. Doctor of Laws, Williams, 1928.
He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Kaufman, Texas. Young was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1921). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He again engaged in the practice of law in Kaufman, Texas. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1930. He moved to Henderson, Texas, in 1931, and continued the practice of law until 1937, when he moved to Dallas, Texas, where he died April 29, 1942. He was interred in the Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Texas.
Presbyterian Church.
Member of Phi Delta Theta. Masons. Clubs: Republican, Williams College (New York.
Married Ada R. Hudson, December 18, 1890.