Hon. George Young, of Rock Springs, member of the Wyoming state senate and vice president of District 22 of the United Mine Workers, is thus prominently associated with interests which have much to do with shaping the industrial and political history of the commonwealth.
    He is one of Wyoming's native sons, his birth having occurred at Rock Springs on the 7th of October, 1884, his parents being George L. and Euphemia (Chambers) Young. The father, who devoted his life to coal mining, passed away in the year 1913. while the mother survived for about two years, departing this life in 1917. Mr. Young had come to the state in 1869. at which time he took up his abode in Rock Springs. The mother was also a pioneer of the west, becoming a resident of Salt Lake in 1866 and in 1870, of Rock Springs. They were married in Bryan, near Granger, and they became the parents of six daughters and two sons, of whom George was the seventh in order of birth. Three of the daughters have passed away.
    George Young pursued a public school education until he had completed the work of the eighth grade at Rock Springs, after which he began working in the mines near his native city. He was thus engaged until 1914. when he became traveling auditor for organized labor and in December, 1915, he was elected vice president of District No. 22 of the United Mine Workers, his office to expire on the 1^st of April, 1918, when he was reelected for another two-year term. He is now acting in that capacity and is doing excellent work as the second executive officer of the district, which has a membership of eight thousand in various local organizations.
    Mr. Young is well known in Masonic circles, having become a Consistory Mason and also a member of the Mystic Shrine. He is likewise a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. His political allegiance has always been given to the democratic party and he has been one of the most active and earnest workers in its ranks in Wyoming. In 1913 he was elected to represent his district in the house of representatives and in 1915 was reelected. On the 9^th of January, 1917, he became a member of the senate for a four years' term, and he is connected with much important constructive legislation. He is now holding over from Sweetwater county. He introduced the amendment to the working men's compensation law and put forth his best efforts to secure the passage of an eight hour law for women. He also assisted in putting through the bill for a labor commission. He is the only member in the legislature to carry a union card and he was made a member of the committee on labor, where his practical knowledge of the conditions among working men proves a valuable element in bringing about a clear understanding of what is wanted and why the request is put forth.
    Mr. Young continues to make his home in Rock Springs, but the office of the United Mine Workers is in the Journal building in Cheyenne and therefore he spends much of his time in the capital city by reason of his connection with the district organization and as a member of the state senate.