Richard M. Young
 Richard Montgomery Young (February 20 1798 – November 28 1861) was a U.S. Senator from Illinois.Young was born in Fayette County Kentucky and was admitted to the bar in 1816. In 1817 he moved his law practices to Jonesboro Illinois and was appointed a Captain in the State Militia. He served in the Illinois state house from 1820–1822 and as a circuit court judge from 1825-1837. He resigned his judgeship after being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1837 as a member of the Democratic Party.