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The Richards-Young family is the name of a U.S. political family. Its most famous member was Brigham Young. This political family is linked by marriage to a number of others, most notably the Smith Family, the Cannon Family, and the Dudley-Winthrop Family.

Contents 1 Family members 1.1 Brigham Young 1.2 Brigham Young, Jr. 1.3 Joseph Angell Young 1.4 Richard Whitehead Young 1.5 Willard Richards 1.6 Phineas Howe Richards 1.7 Franklin Dewey Richards 1.8 Samuel Whitney Richards 1.9 Jesse Snyder Richards 1.10 George Franklin Richards 1.11 Emily Sophia Tanner (Richards) 1.12 Edward Partridge Jr. 1.13 Albert Carrington 1.14 Adam Samuel Bennion 1.15 Heber Bennion 1.16 Harden Bennion

• June 8, 1801 - August 29, 1877
• Governor of Utah Territory 1851-58
• Father of Brigham Young, Jr.
• Father of Joseph Angell Young
• Father of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
• Grandfather of Richard Whitehead Young
• 1st cousin of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin of Phineas Howe Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Franklin D. Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Samuel Whitney Richards
• 1st cousin twice removed of George Franklin Richards
• 1st cousin 3x removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
• Brother of Fanny Young who married Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Approximately 52 wives including:
• Married Zina Jacobs and Eliza Roxy Snow, both widows of Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Married Emily Dow Partridge, Sister of Edward Partridge.
• Married Mary Ann Angell

• December 18, 1836 - April 11, 1903
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1869
• Son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell
• Brother of Joseph Angel Young
• Half-brother of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
• Uncle of Richard Whitehead Young
• 1st cousin once removed of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Phineas Howe Richards
• 2nd cousin of Franklin Richards
• 2nd cousin of Samuel Whitney Richards
• 2nd cousin once removed of George Franklin Richards
• 2nd cousin twice removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
• He married Jane Carrington, daughter of Albert Carrington

• October 14, 1834 - August 5, 1875
• Utah Territorial Legislature (Territorial house from Salt Lake 6th, 11th, & 12th sessions; territorial senate 14th-19th sessions)
• Son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell
• Father of Richard Whitehead Young
• Brother of Brigham Young, Jr.
• Half-brother of Caroline Partridge Young who married Heber C. Kimball
• 1st cousin once removed of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Phineas Howe Richards
• 2nd cousin of Franklin D. Richards
• 2nd cousin of Samuel Whitney Richards
• 2nd cousin once removed of George Franklin Richards
• 2nd cousin twice removed of Jesse Snyder Richards

• April 19, 1858 - December 27, 1919
• Associate Justice of U.S. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court 1899-1901
• Military Service: Graduated West Point 1882. Combat in the Spanish American War as a U.S. Army Captain. Brigadier General in France during WWI .
• Son of Joseph Angel Young and Margaret Whitehead
• Grandson of Brigham Young
• Nephew of Brigham Young Jr.
• 1st cousin twice removed of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin twice removed of Phineas Howe Richards
• 2nd cousin once removed of Franklin Richards
• 2nd cousin once removed of Samuel Whitney Richards
• 3rd cousin of George Franklin Richards
• 3rd cousin once removed of Jesse Snyder Richards
• Father of Minerva Richards Young who married Adam Samuel Bennion

• June 24, 1804 - March 11, 1854
• Secretary of State of Provisional Utah (Deseret) Government 1849
• Brother of Phineas Howe Richards
• Brother of Rhonda Richards, who married Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Uncle of Franklin D. Richards
• Uncle of Samuel Whitney Richards
• Great-uncle of George Franklin Richards
• 2nd great uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
• 1st cousin of Brigham Young
• 1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
• 1st cousin once removed of Joseph Angel Young
• 1st cousin twice removed of Richard Whitehead Young

• November 15, 1788 - November 25, 1874
• Utah Territorial Senate 1851
• Father of Franklin D. Richards
• Father of Samuel Whitney Richards
• Grandfather of George Franklin Richards
• Great-grandfather of Jesse Snyder Richards
• Brother of Willard Richards
• Brother of Rhonda Richards, who married Joseph Smith, Jr.
• 1st cousin of Brigham Young
• 1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
• 1st cousin once removed of Joseph Angel Young
• 1st Cousin twice removed of Richard Whitehead Young

• Usually called Franklin D. Richards
• April 22, 1821 - December 9, 1899
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1852, 1856
• Son of Phineas Howe Richards
• Brother of Samuel Whitney Richards
• Father of George Franklin Richards
• Father of Franklin Snyder Richards who married Emily Sophia Tanner (Richards)
• Grandfather of Jesse Snyder Richards
• Nephew of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young
• 2nd cousin of Brigham Young, Jr.
• 2nd cousin of Joseph Angel Young

• August 9, 1824 - November 26, 1909
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1855
• Son of Phineas Howe Richards
• Brother of Franklin D. Richards
• Uncle of George Franklin Richards
• Great uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
• Nephew of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin once removed of Brigham Young
• 2nd cousin of Brigham Young, Jr.
• 2nd cousin of Joseph Angel Young
• 2nd cousin once removed of Richard Whitehead Young

• April 11, 1887 - September 4, 1928
• Idaho State Legislature 1917
• Grandson of Franklin D. Richards
• Great-grandson of Phineas Howe Richards
• Half-nephew of George Franklin Richards
• Great-Nephew of Samuel Whitney Richards
• 2nd Great-nephew of Willard Richards
• 1st cousin 3x removed of Brigham Young
• 2nd cousin twice removed of Brigham Young Jr.
• 2nd cousin twice removed of Joseph Angel Young
• 3rd cousin once removed of Richard Whitehead Young

• February 23, 1861 - August 8, 1950
• Utah State Legislature 1899-1900
• Son of Franklin D. Richards
• Grandson of Phineas Howe Richards
• Nephew of Samuel Whitney Richards
• Great Nephew of Willard Richards
• Half-Uncle of Jesse Snyder Richards
• 1st cousin twice removed of Brigham Young
• 2nd cousin once removed of Brigham Young, Jr.
• 2nd cousin once removed of Joseph Angel Young
• 3rd cousin of Richard Whitehead Young

• AKA: Emily Sophia Richards
• May 13, 1850 - August 29, 1929
• Alternate Delegate to the National Democratic Convention 1896
• Married Franklin Snyder Richards, son of Franklin D. Richards

• 25 Jun 1833 - 17 Nov 1900
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1873; Delegate to 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention
• Brother of Emily Dow Partridge who married Brigham Young
• Double 5th great grandson of Simon Bradstreet
• 5th great grandson of George Wyllys (governor)
• 5th great grandson of John Haynes
• Double 6th great grandson of Thomas Dudley
• 1st cousin 4x removed of George Wyllys (sec of state)

• 8 Jan 1813 - 19 Dec 1889
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1869
• Father of Jane Carrington, who married Brigham Young, Jr.

• 2 Dec 1886 - 11 Feb 1958
• Candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate from Utah 1944, defeated
• 1st Cousin once removed of Heber Bennion
• 1st Cousin once removed of Harden Bennion
• Married to Minerva Richards Young, daughter of Richard Whitehead Young

• 8 Nov 1858 - 21 Jan 1932
• Utah Territorial Legislature 1889; Utah State Legislature 1897
• Half-brother of Harden Bennion
• Half-brother of Maria Bennion who married Angus Munn Cannon
• 1st Cousin once removed of Adam Samuel Bennion

• 7 Oct 1862 - 12 Oct 1936
• Utah State Senate 1899-1906; Utah Secretary of State 1916-1920
• Half-brother of Heber Bennion
• Half-brother of Maria Bennion who married Angus Munn Cannon
• 1st Cousin once removed of Adam Samuel Bennion