James Young (May 11, 1800 – February 9, 1878) was an American politician. He was the

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri The lieutenant governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri's executive branch, thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment, absence from the state, ...

from 1844 to 1848. He also served in the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

from 1831 to 1833, in the

Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ...

1836 to 1838, and in the

Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000. Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two yea ...

from 1840 to 1844. He died at his home near

Lexington, Missouri Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Lexington is in western Missouri, within the Kansas City metropolitan area, approximately east of Kansas C ...

on February 9, 1878.

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1800 births 1878 deaths Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Democratic Party Missouri state senators Lieutenant governors of Missouri 19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly 19th-century members of the Missouri General Assembly {{Missouri-MOSenate-stub