Robert D. Young (politician)

Robert D. Young
Member of the Michigan Senate
from the 35th district
In office
January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1982
Preceded by Robert L. Richardson, Jr.
Succeeded by John Engler
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 86th district
84th District (1971-1972)
In office
January 1, 1971 – December 31, 1974
Preceded by Harry E. Rohlfs
Succeeded by Donald J. Albosta
Personal details
Born (1934-03-07)March 7, 1934
Spaulding Township, Michigan
Died October 4, 2013(2013-10-04) (aged 79)
Resting place Oakwood Cemetery, Saginaw, Michigan
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Shirley
Alma mater Michigan State University
Profession Farmer, builder

Robert D. Young was a Republican member of both houses of the Michigan Legislature from 1971 through 1982.[1][2]

After graduating from Michigan State University, Young returned to his farm in Saginaw. After one term each as Spaulding Township Supervisor and as a member of the Saginaw County Board of Commissioners, Young was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1970, serving two terms. Young won election to the Michigan Senate in 1974, again serving two terms.[3]

Redistricting after the 1980 Census put Young in the same Senate district—the 14th—as Senator Jerome T. Hart who defeated him for re-election in 1982. After he left the Legislature, Young became executive vice president of the Great Lakes Sugarbeet Growers Association, a role he held until his retirement in 1996.[4]

Young was a Freemason and a member of the Shriners, Jaycees, and the Farm Bureau.

Young died on October 4, 2013, aged 79, from complications from an infection in the blood stream. He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Saginaw.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ The Political Graveyard: Young, Robert D.
  2. ↑ Congressman Camp (MI). "A Tribute to Robert D. Young." Congressional Record 159:139 (October 8, 2013) p. E1459
  3. ↑ Senate Concurrent Resolution 11 (2013): A concurrent resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for Robert D. Young, former member of the House of Representatives and the Senate
  4. ↑ Find a Grave: Robert D Young
  5. ↑ Harrison, Annie (8 October 2013). "A life remembered: Former Saginaw state senator Robert Young dies at 79". The Saginaw News.
  6. ↑ Gongwer News Service: Former Sen. Robert D. Young Dead at 79
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