Edward Faitoute Condict Young

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. cite web |url=http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/Pages/Y_Pages/Young_EFC.htm |title=Edward Faitoute Condict Young, 1835-1908. Banker, Manufacturer, Politician |accessdate=2007-08-26 |quote=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. |publisher=New Jersey City University ] He was President of First National Bank in Jersey City till his death in 1908.

Politics

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 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.

Death

He was critically ill starting on July 11, 1908, and he died in Jersey City on Sunday, December 6, 1908. cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=E.F.C. Young Critically Ill. |url= |quote=|publisher=The New York Times |date=July 11, 1908, Tuesday|accessdate=2007-08-21 ] cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Banker E.F.C. Young Dead in 74th Year. |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E7D91739E333A25754C0A9649D946997D6CF= |quote=He remained President of this bank up to the time of his death. |publisher=The New York Times |date=December 7, 1908, Monday |accessdate=2007-08-21 ] He was buried in Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery. [cite web |url=http://www.njcu.edu/Programs/jchistory/Pages/B_Pages/Bayview_New_York_Bay_Cemetery.htm |title=Bayview-New York Bay Cemetery |accessdate=2008-07-27 |quote= |publisher=New Jersey City University ]

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