Cornelius T. Young

Cornelius Thomas Young (July 28, 1907 – July 25, 1980) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate and Wisconsin State Assembly, and served as the 53rd speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly when the Democrats held the majority in the 1933 legislative session. He was 24 years old at the start of that session. He was 25 years old when he rose to the speakership, making him the youngest speaker in the history of the Wisconsin Legislature, and second youngest leader of a legislature on the State or Federal level.. He later worked as a lawyer and lobbyist for Wisconsin Electric.

Early life Cornelius Thomas Young was born on July 28, 1907, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from St. John's Military Academy. He received his law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School in 1931 and practiced law.

Career Young represented the old 1st District of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1931 to 1938, where he served as speaker in 1933 and 1934. He was also a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention.

Young was appointed assistant legal counsel for Wisconsin Electric in 1942. He became the utility's legislative spokesperson and vice president in 1955. He retired in 1972.

Death Young died of cancer on July 25, 1980, at St. Mary's Hospital in Milwaukee.