Edward T. Young

Edward T. Young
12th Minnesota Attorney General
In office January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909
Governor	John Albert Johnson
Preceded by	William J. Donahower
Succeeded by	George T. Simpson
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1903
Governor	David Marston Clough John Lind Samuel Rinnah Van Sant
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1893 – January 6, 1895
In office January 7, 1889 – January 4, 1891
Governor	William Rush Merriam Knute Nelson
Personal details
Born	(1858-10-27)October 27, 1858 Henderson, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	September 19, 1940(1940-09-19) (aged 81) Glendale, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Other political affiliations	Republican

Edward T. Young (October 27, 1858 – September 19, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician.

Young was born in Henderson, Minnesota. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1881. Young practiced law in Appleton, Minnesota and served as the Appleton City Attorney. He also served on the Appleton City Council and was a Republican. Young served in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1889 and 1890 and in 1893 and 1894. Young also served in the Minnesota Senate from 1895 to 1902. Young served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1905 to 1909. In that capacity, he was the petitioner in Ex parte Young, the 1909 Supreme Court case about states' sovereign immunity. In 1908, he was a candidate for the Republican nominee for governor of Minnesota, but lost to Jacob F. Jacobson.