C. W. Bill Young

A Representative from Florida. Born in Harmarville, Allegheny County, Pa. , December 16, 1930. Army National Guard, 1948-1957. Member of the Florida state senate, 1960-1970, and minority leader, 1966-1970. Member, Florida Constitution Revision Commission, 1965-1967. Delegate to Republican National Convention, 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses. Served until his death on October 18, 2013 (January 3, 1971-October 18, 2013). Chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Sixth through One Hundred Eighth Congresses). Died on October 18, 2013, in Bethesda, Md. Interment at Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Fla.