Francis E. Young

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Francis Elliott Young (28 September 1876 - 1958) was a civil rights leader and union organizer from Cleveland, Ohio.[1]

Biography

He was born on 28 September 1876 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Young helped organize the Cleveland branch of the NAACP and the AFL postal union.[1] He entered politics after retiring as a postal supervisor.[2]

In 1954, he ran for Ohio's 21st congressional district. The district was evenly divided between African Americans, who were solidly Republican and whites, who were mostly Democrats. After winning a hard-fought Republican primary, the 78-year-old Young lost to Charles Vanik, a judge.[1][2]

He died in 1958.

References

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