Legislator Details


Ralph H. Young
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 67

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/17/1889
City: Crown Point, IN
County: Lake County, IN
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 1/23/1962
City: East Lansing, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 1/26/1962
City: Lansing, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Florence E.; children: Janet Hope (Hines) and Virginia Ann (Duncan).

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion: Episcopalian
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: athletic coach
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Crown Point High School, University of Chicago (5 terms circa 1912), BS, Washington and Jefferson College, 1915; honorary BS degrees from Washington and Jefferson, Universities of Chicago, Michigan, Notre Dame, Illinois, Nebraska and Columbia.

Biographical Sketch:
Director of athletics and head coach at DePauw Univ. (Greencastle, IN) for 1 year, Kalamazoo College, Mich. for 7 years. Served in the Army Signal Corps during WWI. Played football for Unuversity of Michigan while training for the Army at the school. Moved to East Lansing in 1923 to be director of athletics at Michigan State University. Administrator of college physical education programs from 1915-1956. State University Assistant track coach US Olympic Assoc. 1932and as assistant treasurer in 1952. Served as charter member of College Football and Track Coaches Association, 1922; Formed the Central Athletic Assoc. (Conference) in 1926 along with Knute Rockne and Conrad Jennings. Stopped coaching in 1941. Chairman, National Collegiate United States Olympic Fund Campaign, 1952;Retired in 1954. adminstrator of college physical education and athletic programs, 1915-1956. Entered politics in 1956 Member of many college and olympic athletic associations and Lansing area community associations, American Legion, Rotary, Phi Gamma Delta, member of College Physical Education Association, American Football Coaches Association, National Collegiate track Coaches Association, United States Olympic Association, Michigan A.A.U., Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, Michigan State Faculty Club, Downtown Coaches Club, Downtown Seconds Club, North Lansing Commercial Club, Chamber of Commerce.

Notable Facts:
Died in office from a heart attack. Chairman of the House State Library Committee; served on the committees on Educational Institution; Judiciary; Public Safety; and Constitutional Revision Sometimes called "Mr. Michigan State"

Sessions Served:

Seventy-First Legislature, 1961-1962
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Educational Institutions, Judiciary , Public Safety , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Retirement , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: Ingham 2
District Description: Cities of East Lansing, Lansing (part), Mason and Williamston; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamston

Date Elected: 11/8/1960
Date Sworn In: 1/11/1961
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: Died
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the State Library
Seventieth Legislature, 1959-1960
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, Educational Institutions, Public Safety , Retirement , Village Corporations
Postions Held:

City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: Ingham 2
District Description: Cities of East Lansing, Mason and Williamston; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamston

Date Elected: 11/4/1958
Date Sworn In: 1/14/1959
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Educational Institutions
Sixty-Ninth Legislature, 1957-1958
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Educational Institutions, Juvenile Corrections, Metropolitan Affairs, Public Safety
Postions Held:

City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District: Ingham 2
District Description: Cities of East Lansing, Mason and Williamston; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown

Date Elected: 11/6/1956
Date Sworn In: 1/9/1957
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Metropolitan Affairs

Bibliography:

PolGryd; Manual 1962.; Lansing Journal 1/23/1962 p.24; State Journal 1/23/1962 p.1 and 5; Manual 1957 p.207; 1962 HJ p.81, HCR8; USCen 1940
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