James A. Young (5/4/1879-12/29/1942)
MSA SC 3520-13846
Clerk, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1923-1942
(Democrat)
Biography:
Born James Asbury Young, May 4, 1879, in Keyser, West Virginia. Son of James W. Young (d. 6/26/1916), clerk of the Allegany County Circuit Court, and Mary Jane (Andrews) Young (d. 8/12/1908). Attended public schools. Methodist. Married Daisy Wilson White, June 26, 1900, in Cumberland, Maryland. One son, James Lloyd Young (8/20/1901-10/26/1979). Died December 29, 1942, in Annapolis, Maryland. Buried, Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Maryland.
James A. Young began his career as a printer, working at the plant of the Evening Times in Cumberland. He served as foreman for Jacob Gottlieb, before starting his own printing business, Quality and Commercial Printing House of Cumberland. He later served as vice president of the Maryland Shoe Company, and a salesman for R. D. Johnson Milling Company. For many years, Young was clerk of the Allegany County election board, and in November 1921, was elected to the board of road supervisors of Allegany County. Young was first elected clerk of the Court of Appeals in 1923. Upon completion of his fifth term in 1942, Young was appointed to the State Liquor License Appeals Board.
James A. Young maintained membership in numerous fraternal organizations, among them the Masons, Shriners, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Elks, and the Order of the Eastern Star. Among the offices he held were State councilor and national representative of the Junior O.U.A.M., exalted ruler of the Annapolis Elks' Lodge, and patron of the Annapolis Eastern Star chapter.
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