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William Sterling Youngman (February 2, 1872 – April 25, 1934) was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Senator, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as the 50th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.
William Sterling Youngman | |
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50th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office 1929–1933 | |
Governor | Frank G. Allen Joseph B. Ely |
Preceded by | Frank G. Allen |
Succeeded by | Gaspar G. Bacon |
42nd Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | |
In office 1925–1928 | |
Governor | Alvan T. Fuller |
Preceded by | James Jackson |
Succeeded by | John W. Haigis |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk District[1] | |
In office 1923[2]–1924[2] | |
Preceded by | Wesley E. Monk |
Succeeded by | Erland F. Fish |
Personal details | |
Born | February 2, 1872[2] Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | April 25, 1934[3] (aged 62) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.[3] |
Political party | Republican[2] |
Children | William Sterling Youngman Jr.[4] |
Alma mater | Harvard College A.B. 1895; Harvard Law School L.L.B. 1898[5] |
Profession | Attorney |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1898 1918 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
Youngman attended Harvard, where he was a member of the debate team.[6]
Youngman served with a troop of Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Spanish–American War; he also served in World War I.[4]
In 1932 Youngman was the Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, he lost that election by about 150,000 votes to the incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph B. Ely.[7]