Public Service:
Prior to his service as Charlotte's Mayor, Young was an alderman. Later he became Clerk of the County Court.

During his Administration:

• The last Union troops occupied Charlotte. They departed in 1872.
• The town of Pineville was incorporated in 1872.
• The Carolina Central Railroad connected Charlotte to Wilmington.
• The cotton industry boomed as textiles made in the Charlotte area were distributed to markets across the state.