Career
In 1813, he was Moderator of the Board of Supervisors of Saratoga County. In 1819. he was the Bucktails candidate for United States. Senator from New York, but due to a three-cornered contest with Clintonian John C. Spencer and Federalist Rufus King, no-one was elected. Young was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821.
In 1824 he was the Bucktails candidate for Governor of New York, but lost to DeWitt Clinton.
From 1833 to 1838, he was First Judge of the Saratoga County Court. He resigned his seat on May 22, 1836.
In November of the same year he was re-elected to the State Senate and served from 1837 to 1840, sitting in the 60th, 61st, 62nd and 63rd New York State Legislatures. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1842 to 1845.
He was Chairman of the Barnburners state convention which met on June 22, 1848, at Utica, New York and nominated Martin Van Buren for United States. President.
He was buried at Briggs Cemetery in Ballston Spa, New New York