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John Andrew Young at AllExperts (163 words) |
 | John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 - January 22, 2002) was a politician from the state of Texas. |
 | Young was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1956. |
 | Young became involved in a scandal when a former staffer said that she received a pay raise after giving in to sexual advances from him. |
| Interactive State House (302 words) |
 | John Andrew swept into the Massachusetts governorship with the greatest popular majority to date to lead the Commonwealth during through the years of America's Civil War. |
 | Andrew's support of the Union was a catalyst for Massachusetts' early and wholehearted participation in the Union effort. |
 | A graduate of Bowdoin College, the young Andrew was described by his friends as generous in spirit and remarkably able to form friendships and secure trust. |