Background
Young was born to Latter Day Saint converts Joseph Young and Jane A. Bicknell in Kirtland, Ohio. As an infant, Seymour Young was present with his mother at the Haun"s Mill massacre.
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Seymour Young
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New York University School of Medicine.
Career
He was called home to Utah Territory prematurely because of the Utah War. In 1870 and 1871 Young accompanied his father on a mission to England and Scotland. The two also preached in and visited relatives in Ohio and New New York
In 1874, Young graduated with a medical degree from University Medical College in New York City.
Shortly thereafter, he began practicing medicine in Salt Lake City. He became the senior president of the seven-man council in 1892, and retained this position until his death.
On October 9, 1884, Young became one of the last individuals added to the church"s Council of Fifty. Young died of nephritis in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Membership
In 1882, Young became a member of the First Seven Presidents of the Seventy. He also became a member of the general board of the Deseret Sunday School Union.
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Religion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints