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Bill Young
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 13th district |
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| In office January 3, 1971 – October 18, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Vern Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | David Jolly |
| Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Livingston |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Lewis |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 10th district |
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| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Ireland |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Webster |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 8th district |
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| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Andy Ireland |
| Succeeded by | Bill McCollum |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | William Cramer |
| Succeeded by | James Haley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 6th district |
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| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Buddy MacKay |
| Member of the Florida Senate | |
| In office 1960–1970 |
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Charles William Young
December 16, 1930 Harmarville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 2013 (aged 82) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Beverly Angello (1985 – 2013) |
| Children | Billy, Patrick (Beverly) |
| Residences | Woodbridge, Virginia Indian Shores, Florida |
| Profession | Insurance executive |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1948–1957 |
| Rank |  Master Sergeant |
Charles William "Bill" Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was the U.S. Representative for Florida's 13th congressional district, serving in Congress since 1971.
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Early life
Young was born in Harmarville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on December 16, 1930. Young dropped out of St. Petersburg High School to support his ill mother and was wounded in a hunting accident.
Career
He was a member of the Republican Party, and was at the time of his death the longest-serving Republican member of Congress. He served as chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations from 1999 to 2005 and sat on the Committee until his death.
Young served as a member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission from 1965 to 1967. He was also a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984.
Personal life
In 1985, Young divorced his first wife, with whom he had three children, and married his current wife, Beverly. They have had two children together, Billy, and Patrick, and the couple raised Beverly's son, Robbie, from her first marriage.
Health
On October 17, 2013, Young's family told the Tampa Bay Times that Young was continuing medical treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center but his "condition turned for the worse overnight and he is gravely ill. Earlier that day, several news sources erroneously reported that Young had died.
Death
On October 18, 2013, Young died at Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland from multiple myeloma. He had been hospitalized for almost two weeks with back problems that resulted from injuries he sustained in a small plane crash in 1970. He was 82 and is survived by his wife and five children.
Images for kids
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Young in 1968.
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Young with Richard Nixon and Don Reed
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Bill Young with Former President Bill Clinton and Representative Dave Obey in September 2001.
