"Vermont Congressman" Augustus Young Hand Written Letter Dated 1832 Mueller COA

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Up for auction "Vermont Congressman" Augustus Young Hand Written Letter Dated 1832.
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Augustus Young
(March 20, 1784 – June 17, 1857) was an
American
politician. He served as a
United States Representative
from
Vermont
, a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
,
state’s attorney
for
Orleans County
, a judge of probate, a county
assistant judge
, and a member of the
Vermont State Senate
. Young was born in
Arlington, Vermont
on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law with Isaac Warner of
Cambridge
and
Bates Turner
of
St. Albans
, and was
admitted to the bar
in 1810. He began the
practice of law
in
Stowe
.
Young moved to
Craftsbury
in 1812. He was a member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
from 1821 until 1824, 1826, 1828 until 1830 and 1832. He was
state’s attorney
for
Orleans County, Vermont
from 1824 to 1828; judge of probate in 1830 and 1831; and served in the
Vermont State Senate
from 1836 to 1838. Young was elected as a
Whig
candidate to the
27th United States Congress
, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. He declined to be a candidate for renomination, resumed the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits. Young moved to
St. Albans
, and became
assistant judge
of the
Franklin County
Court from 1851 to 1854. In 1856, he was appointed State
Naturalist
due to his knowledge as a geologist and a mineralogist. He wrote
"On the Quadrature of the Circle"
and
"Unity of Purpose"
. Young died in
St. Albans
on June 17, 1857. He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery,
Saint Albans
,
Franklin County, Vermont
.