Clarence Clifton Young

Clarence Clifton Young
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957
Preceded by	Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Succeeded by	Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Personal details
Born	(1922-11-07) November 7, 1922 Lovelock, Nevada
Political party	Republican
Residence	Reno
Profession	Attorney

Clarence Clifton Young (born November 7, 1922) was a United States congressman from Nevada.

A Republican, Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large district in 1952 and re-elected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.

Young later served in the Nevada Senate and on the Nevada Supreme Court, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). Young also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983).

External links

• Clarence Clifton Young at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (family) Papers, University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections.
• A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (political) Papers, University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Walter S. Baring, Jr.	United States House of Representatives, Nevada At-Large 1953–1957	Succeeded by Walter S. Baring, Jr.