Legislator Details


Coleman Alexander Young
AKA:
Number of sessions served 5
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 46

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/24/1918
City: Tuscaloosa, AL
County: Tuscaloosa County, AL
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 11/29/1997
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
children: 1, Coleman Young, Jr. (formerly Joel Loving) by Annivory Calvert. Twice married and divorced.

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion: Baptist
Military Service: United States Army Air Corps
Occupation: politician, union official
Race: African American or Negro or Black

Education:
Detroit Eastern High School.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of William Coleman Young and Ida Reese Jones Young. Moved to Detroit in 1923 with family. Military rank of second lieutenant. Served as Mayor of Detroit, MI from 1974-1993. Member of the Masons; Booker T. Washington Business Men's Association; Trade Union Leadership Council; Association for the Study of Negro Life and history; and NAACP. Received the Spingarn Medal, 1981. Died at Sinai Hospital in Detroit of emphysema. Member of the Tuskegee Airmen; NAACP; TULC; Booker T. Washington Business Association; ACLU; Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

Notable Facts:
First black mayor of Detroit. Founder of the National Negro Labor Council. Delegate to State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County, 1961-62. First black member of the Democratic National Committee, 1969-1981. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1972, 1980, 1996. Presidential Elector for MI, 1992. Appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952. 1st African American MI Senate Majority leader. Resigned from the senate to run for mayor of Detroit. Special representative, AFL-CIO Council. Board of Directors for Ferndale Cooperative Credit Union.

Sessions Served:

Seventy-Sixth Legislature, 1971-1972
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Committee on Committees , Senate Business
Postions Held: Democratic Floor Leader

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 4
District Description: County of Wayne (part).

Date Elected: 11/3/1970
Date Sworn In: 1/13/1971
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Seventy-Seventh Legislature, 1973-1974
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Committee on Committees , Senate Business
Postions Held: Democratic Floor Leader

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 4
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1970
Date Sworn In: 1/13/1971
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Became mayor of Detroit in 1974.
Seventy-Fifth Legislature, 1969-1970
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Education
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 4
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1966
Date Sworn In: 1/11/1967
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Seventy-Fourth Legislature, 1967-1968
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Education , Taxation
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 4
District Description: Part of the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/8/1966
Date Sworn In: 1/11/1967
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Seventy-Third Legislature, 1965-1966
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Corporations, Education , Elections , Health and Welfare, Public Utilities
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 4
District Description: Part of the city of Detroit in Wayne County

Date Elected: 11/4/1964
Date Sworn In: 1/13/1965
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Elections; vice-chair of the Committee on Public Utilities

Bibliography:

PolGryd; DFP obituary, 11/29/1997; AEOX; Manual 1965-66, p.175; Manual 1967-68, p.176; Manual 1971-72, p.187
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