J. Warren Young was an American politician from Arizona. He served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 4th Arizona State Legislature.[1]
Biography
Young was born in 1868.[2] By 1897 he was residing in Globe, where he was partner with his brother in the Silver Palace Saloon.[3] In 1898 he began a brickyard with a partner in Globe.[4] In 1898 his brother, A. R. Young, sold him the Silver Palace Saloon.[5][6] In 1898 one his mining claims, the Wedge, struck a rich vein of gold.[7] Over the next several years, Young built several commercial properties in Globe, including a hotel and a rooming house.[8][9][10]
In 1899 he sold the Silver Palace Saloon to J. J. Keegan.[11] In June 1899 he returned to Illinois and married Lillian S. Kearney.[12] The couple had three children, two sons and a daughter, Vernon, Royal, and Martha.[2] In November 1899 he, along with two other partners, incorporated another of his mining interests as the Eureka Copper Company.[13] The mine proved quite lucrative.[14]
In 1900 he built a house in Globe.[15] In June 1904, Young sold his home in Globe, although keeping his commercial interests, and moved to Chihuahua, where he pursued mining interests.[16][17][18] In 1908, Young and his partners sold the Eureka Mine for $300,000.[19] After that sale, although still residing in Chihuahua, Young purchased a prime lot on Broad Street in Globe for $20,000.[20] By 1913 Young had moved back to Globe.[21] After his return to Globe, he continued to pursue his mining interests.[22]
