| James Young | |
| Office1: | 7th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri |
| Governor1: | John C. Edwards |
| Term Start1: | November 20, 1844 |
| Term End1: | November 20, 1848 |
| Predecessor1: | Meredith Miles Marmaduke |
| Successor1: | Thomas Lawson Price |
| Office2: | Member of the Missouri Senate |
| Term Start2: | 1840 |
| Term End2: | 1844 |
| Office3: | Member of the Missouri House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | 1836 |
| Term End3: | 1838 |
| Office4: | Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives |
| Term Start4: | 1831 |
| Term End4: | 1833 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Hawkins County, Tennessee |
| Death Place: | Lexington, Missouri |
James Young (May 11, 1800 – February 9, 1878) was an American politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1844 to 1848.[1] He also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1831 to 1833, in the Missouri House of Representatives 1836 to 1838, and in the Missouri Senate from 1840 to 1844.[2]
He died at his home near Lexington, Missouri on February 9, 1878.[3]