Milton Young

Milton Young
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
December 5, 1980 – December 6, 1980
Preceded byWarren Magnuson
Succeeded byWarren Magnuson
Secretary of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 1946 – January 3, 1971
LeaderWallace H. White
Preceded byJohn Chandler Gurney
Succeeded byNorris Cotton
United States Senator
from North Dakota
In office
March 12, 1945 – January 3, 1981
Preceded byJohn Moses
Succeeded byMark Andrews
Personal details
Born
Milton Ruben Young

(1897-12-06)December 6, 1897
Berlin, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1983(1983-05-31) (aged 85)
Sun City, Arizona, U.S.
Resting placeBerlin Cemetery
Berlin, North Dakota
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Malinda Benson
(m. 1919; died 1969)
Patricia Byrne
(m. 1969)
EducationNorth Dakota State University
Graceland University

Milton Ruben Young (December 6, 1897 – May 31, 1983) was an American politician, most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement, he was the most senior Republican in the Senate, and the last member of the Lost Generation to serve in the Senate.