William S. Youngman
Politician
1872 – 1934
Who was William S. Youngman?
William Sterling Youngman was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Senator, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as the 50th Lieutenant Governor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.
Youngman attended Harvard where he was a member of the debate team.
Youngman served with a troop of Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Spanish American War, he also served in World War I.
In 1932 Youngman was the Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, he lost that election by about 150,000 votes to the incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph B. Ely.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1872
Williamsport - Also known as
- William Youngman
- Education
- Harvard College
- Harvard Law School
- Died
- Apr 25, 1934
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on July 23, 2013
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