J. Warren Young was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature.^[1]

Biography

Young was born in 1868.^[2] By 1897 he was residing in Globe, where he was partner with his brother in the Silver Palace Saloon.^[3] In 1898 he began a brickyard with a partner in Globe.^[4] In 1898 his brother, A. R. Young, sold him the Silver Palace Saloon.^[5][6] In 1898 one his mining claims, the Wedge, struck a rich vein of gold.^[7] Over the next several years, Young built several commercial properties in Globe, including a hotel and a rooming house.^[8][9][10]

In 1899 he sold the Silver Palace Saloon to J. J. Keegan.^[11] In June 1899 he returned to Illinois and married Lillian S. Kearney.^[12] The couple had three children, two sons and a daughter, Vernon, Royal, and Martha.^[2] In November 1899 he, along with two other partners, incorporated another of his mining interests as the Eureka Copper Company.^[13] The mine proved quite lucrative.^[14]

In 1900 he built a house in Globe.^[15] In June 1904, Young sold his home in Globe, although keeping his commercial interests, and moved to Chihuahua, where he pursued mining interests.^[16][17][18] In 1908, Young and his partners sold the Eureka Mine for $300,000.^[19] After that sale, although still residing in Chihuahua, Young purchased a prime lot on Broad Street in Globe for $20,000.^[20] By 1913 Young had moved back to Globe.^[21] After his return to Globe, he continued to pursue his mining interests.^[22]

In 1918, Young, who was Gila County Chairman for the Democrats, ran for one of the two seats from Gila County in the Arizona State Senate.^[23] With incumbent W. D. Claypool, he was elected to Senate in the 4th Arizona State Legislature.^[24] Young ran for re-election to the Senate in 1920, however he lost to Frank McCann in the Democrat's primary.^[25][26] Young died suddenly of a heart condition on New Year's Day 1933 at his home in Globe, Arizona.^[2]

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