Stephen Marvin Young (May 4, 1889 – December 1, 1984) was an American lawyer, World War I veteran, journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Ohio.

He and his father (who was a judge in Huron County) were namesakes of his great-grandfather, Stephen Marvin (1797–1868), the first pioneer of Shelby, Ohio.

This time, he lost the Democratic primary to incumbent governor Martin Davey, who succeeded George White (against whom Young had run in 1930).

In 1938, Young again sought election to an at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, but he and fellow Democrat John McSweeney were defeated by two Republicans, George H. Bender and L. L. Marshall.

In 1942, Ohio was reduced to one at-large House seat, and Young failed in his re-election bid, losing to Bender.

In 1945, during World War II, he served as the Allied Military Governor of the Province of Reggio Emilia in Italy.

Few thought that Young, who was 69 at the time, could win; even members of his own party had doubts, particularly Ohio's other senator, Democrat Frank J. Lausche.

In 1976, Metzenbaum won Young's Senate seat back from Taft and held it for the Democratic Party until his retirement in 1995.

"[3] On another, he received a hostile letter that ended with the constituent's phone number and the message, "I would welcome the opportunity to have intercourse with you."