Clarence Clifton Young

American judge

Clarence Clifton "Cliff" Young (November 7, 1922 – April 3, 2016), known as C. Clifton Young, was a United States congressman from Nevada .

Young was born in Lovelock in 1922 and earned a bachelor's from the University of Nevada . He earned his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School .

A Republican , Young was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state's at-large district in 1952 and re-elected in 1954. He won the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1956 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Alan Bible in a close race.

Young later served in the Nevada Senate , from 1966 to 1980, and on the Nevada Supreme Court from 1985 to 2002, including a stint as chief justice (1989–1990). He also served as president of the National Wildlife Federation (1981–1983). Young died in Reno, Nevada in 2016 at the age of 93.

In 1988, the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Reno, Nevada was renamed for Young.

Notes

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1. ↑ "Former Nevada Congressman, state Sen., Justice Young dies at age 93" . Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2025-07-21.

2. ↑ ncs-import. "Cliff Young, longtime Nevada public servant, dies at 93" . www.nevadaappeal.com. Retrieved 2025-07-21.

3. ↑ C. Clifton Young, former Nevada Supreme Court justice dies at 93

4. ↑ "C. Clifton Young Federal Building and US Courthouse" . Archived from the original on October 19, 2020.

5. ↑ "C. Clifton Young Federal Building and Courthouse" .

External links

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• United States Congress. "Clarence Clifton Young (id: Y000032)" . _Biographical Directory of the United States Congress _.
• A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (family) Papers , Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
• A Guide to the C. Clifton Young (political) Papers , Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.

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