William S. Youngman

William Sterling Youngman (February 2, 1872 – April 25, 1934) was an American politician who served as a Massachusetts State Senator, the Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts and as the 50th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1929 to 1933.

William Sterling Youngman
50th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1929–1933
Governor	Frank G. Allen Joseph B. Ely
Preceded by	Frank G. Allen
Succeeded by	Gaspar G. Bacon
42nd Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office 1925–1928
Governor	Alvan T. Fuller
Preceded by	James Jackson
Succeeded by	John W. Haigis
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate Norfolk and Suffolk District[1]
In office 1923[2]–1924[2]
Preceded by	Wesley E. Monk
Succeeded by	Erland F. Fish
Personal details
Born	February 2, 1872[2] Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 25, 1934[3] (aged 62) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.[3]
Political party	Republican[2]
Children	William Sterling Youngman Jr.[4]
Alma mater	Harvard College A.B. 1895; Harvard Law School L.L.B. 1898[5]
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1898 1918
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War World War I

Youngman attended Harvard, where he was a member of the debate team.^[6]

Youngman served with a troop of Pennsylvania Cavalry during the Spanish–American War; he also served in World War I.^[4]

In 1932 Youngman was the Republican nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, he lost that election by about 150,000 votes to the incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph B. Ely.^[7]