Timothy R. Young

Timothy Roberts Young (November 19, 1811 – May 12, 1898) was an American attorney, farmer, and politician.

Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Young completed preparatory studies and attended Phillips Exeter Academy.

Young moved to Marshall, Illinois in the spring of 1838 and practiced law for ten years.

He was elected as a Democratic United States Representative to the Thirty-first Congress, serving the third district of Illinois.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress