Augustus Young (March 20, 1784 – June 17, 1857) was an American politician.
He served as a United States representative from Vermont, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, state’s attorney for Orleans County, a judge of probate, a county assistant judge, and a member of the Vermont State Senate.
[5] He declined to be a candidate for renomination, resumed the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits.
Young moved to St. Albans, and became assistant judge of the Franklin County Court from 1851 to 1854.
[6] In 1856, he was appointed State Naturalist due to his knowledge as a geologist and a mineralogist.