| Augustus Young | |
| Office1: | Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 4th district |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1841 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1843 |
| Predecessor1: | John Smith |
| Successor1: | Paul Dillingham |
| Office2: | Assistant Judge of Franklin County, Vermont |
| Term Start2: | 1851 |
| Term End2: | 1855 |
| Predecessor2: | William C. Wilson |
| Successor2: | Valentine S. Ferris |
| Alongside2: | Alvah Sabin (1851), Preston Taylor (1852), John C. Bryant (1854) |
| Office3: | Member of the Vermont Senate |
| Term Start3: | 1836 |
| Term End3: | 1840 |
| Predecessor3: | None (position created) |
| Successor3: | Jacob Bates |
| Constituency3: | Orleans County |
| Office4: | State's Attorney of Orleans County |
| Term Start4: | 1824 |
| Term End4: | 1828 |
| Predecessor4: | Joshua Sawyer |
| Successor4: | E. H. Starkweather |
| Office5: | Member of the Vermont House of Representatives |
| Term Start5: | 1832 |
| Term End5: | 1833 |
| Predecessor5: | Royal Corbin |
| Successor5: | Joseph Scott Jr. |
| Term Start6: | 1828 |
| Term End6: | 1831 |
| Predecessor6: | Hiram Mason |
| Successor6: | Royal Corbin |
| Term Start7: | 1826 |
| Term End7: | 1827 |
| Predecessor7: | Joseph Scott |
| Successor7: | Hiram Mason |
| Term Start8: | 1821 |
| Term End8: | 1825 |
| Predecessor8: | Hiram Mason |
| Successor8: | Joseph Scott |
| Constituency8: | Craftsbury |
| Office9: | Probate Judge of Orleans County, Vermont |
| Term Start9: | 1830 |
| Term End9: | 1831 |
| Predecessor9: | John Kimball |
| Successor9: | John Kimball |
| Birth Date: | March 20, 1784 |
| Birth Place: | Arlington, Vermont Republic |
| Death Place: | St. Albans, Vermont, U.S. |
| Profession: | Politician, Lawyer, Judge |
| Party: | Whig |
Augustus Young (March 20, 1784June 17, 1857) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont, a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, state’s attorney for Orleans County, a judge of probate, a county assistant judge, and a member of the Vermont State Senate.
Young was born in Arlington in the Vermont Republic on March 20, 1784. He completed preparatory studies, studied law with Isaac Warner of Cambridge and Bates Turner of St. Albans, and was admitted to the bar in 1810. He began the practice of law in Stowe.[1]
Young moved to Craftsbury in 1812. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1821 to 1825, 1826 to 1827, 1828 to 1831, and 1832 to 1833.[2] He was state’s attorney for Orleans County, Vermont, from 1824 to 1828;[3] judge of probate in 1830 and 1831; and served in the Vermont State Senate from 1836 to 1840.[4]
Young was elected as a Whig candidate to the 27th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843.[5] He declined to be a candidate for renomination, resumed the practice of law, and engaged in literary pursuits.
Young moved to St. Albans, and became assistant judge of the Franklin County Court from 1851 to 1854.[6] In 1856, he was appointed State Naturalist due to his knowledge as a geologist and a mineralogist.[7] He wrote "On the Quadrature of the Circle" and "Unity of Purpose".[8]
Young died in St. Albans on June 17, 1857.[9] He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery in St. Albans.[10]