Edward Faitoute Condict Young (January 25, 1835 – December 6, 1908), or E.F.C. Young, was a banker, manufacturer and politician, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 1892.[1] He was president of First National Bank in Jersey City until his death in 1908.[2]
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Born | |
Died | December 6, 1908 | (aged 73)
Resting place | Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Banker, manufacturer, politician |
Spouse |
Harriet M. Strober (m. 1854) |
Children | Edward L. Young Hattie Louise Young Smith |
Parent(s) | Eliza D. Benjamin Franklin Young |
Relatives | John Youngs, ancestor |
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Biography
editEdward Faitoute Condict Young was born in Malapardis, New Jersey on January 25, 1835. He married Harriet M. Strober on July 26, 1854, and they had two children – Edward Lewis and Hattie Louise.[3]
He was elected the City Treasurer of Jersey City from 1865 to 1870, and was a Jersey City alderman from 1872 to 1873. In 1874, he was elected to the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and in 1876 became the first director-at-large. He was a member of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee over several years. In 1887, he was appointed to the Tax Adjustment Commission and in 1899 was appointed to the New Jersey Railroad for a four-year term.[1]
Death
editHe became critically ill in June 1907, and he died in Jersey City on Sunday, December 6, 1908.[2][4] He was buried in Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery.[5] He was survived by his wife Harriet (1836-1924),[6] daughter Hattie Louise Young Smith (1857-?), and son Edward Louis Young (1861-1940).
References
edit- ^ a b "Edward Faitoute Condict Young, 1835-1908. Banker, Manufacturer, Politician". New Jersey City University. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
Edward F.C. Young was Jersey City's wealthiest resident, preeminent financial leader and most influential political power broker at the end of the nineteenth century. He has been called the "father of Jersey City business" and was also considered one of New Jersey's most powerful figures in banking and manufacturing.
- ^ a b "Banker E.F.C. Young Dead in 74th Year". The New York Times. December 7, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
He remained President of this bank up to the time of his death.
- ^ Bigelow, Samuel F.; Hagar, George J., eds. (1909). The Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey. New York City: National Americana Society. pp. 166–168. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "E.F.C. Young Critically Ill". The New York Times. June 11, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery". New Jersey City University. Archived from the original on August 23, 2007. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ Randall Gabrielan. "Golden Crest – The Builder, Origin and Architect". www.oceanmuseum.org. Retrieved February 3, 2020.