Charles L. Young, Sr.

Charles L. Young, Sr.

Charles L. Young, Sr. (August 27, 1931 – April 29, 2009)[1] was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Charles Lemuel Young, Sr. was born in Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County, Mississippi,[1] the eldest son and second of three children of E. F. Young, Jr., an entrepreneur and Velma Beal (November 4, 1902–February, 1987).[2]

The year he was born, his father E. F. Young, Jr. founded the E.F. Young, Jr. Manufacturing Company in Meridian, Mississippi. Within a few years it would become one of the most prominent black-owned businesses in the South.[3] Like his two siblings, Young would be exposed to the family business at an early age. In 1950, while attending Tennessee State University in Nashville, his father died. Upon his graduation in 1951, Young would serve in the Korean War where he received the Bronze Star.[1]

He married the late Doretha Connor of Port Arthur, Texas. To this union were born four children:[1]

  • Charles Lemuel "Chuck" Young, Jr.
  • Deidre Young
  • Arthur Young
  • Vel(dore) Young

Young was actively involved with the family business for fifteen years, raising to the position of president in 1969. Under his leadership, the company would expand its markets into Canada and the Caribbean.[4]

He also helped to tear down the walls of segregation in Mississippi. Young has the distinction of being the first African American member of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce.

In 1980, Young was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives[5] where he served for many years until his death.[6]

According to his daughter, Veldore Young, he suffered a massive heart attack and died at the Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.[7]

References

  • Phelps, Shirelle (editor), Who's Who Among African Americans, Gale Research, Detroit; London, 1998 (Eleventh Edition)
  1. ^ a b c d Who's Who among African Americans, 11th Edition, Detroit and London: Gale Research, 1998
  2. ^ "Social Security Death Index [database on-line"]. United States: The Generations Network. http://www.ancestry.com. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  3. ^ "The Legacy: 1931-1950". Meridian, Mississippi: E.F. Young, Jr. Manufacturing Company. http://www.efyoungjr.com/current/The_Legacy/the_legacy.html. Retrieved November 6, 2009. 
  4. ^ E.F. Young Manufacturing Company website at: http://www.efyoungjr.com
  5. ^ University of Southern Mississippi oral history at: http://www.usm.edu/crdp/html/transcripts/young_charles-i.shtml
  6. ^ http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090429/NEWS/90429020
  7. ^ Brown, Ida (2009-04-30). "Meridian loses giant". Meridian (MS) Star (Meridian, Mississippi). http://www.meridianstar.com/local/local_story_120014804.html. Retrieved 2009-04-30. 

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