Young, Lafayette, 1848-1926.
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Republican senator, newspaper publisher and editor, war correspondent. Lafayette Young served in the Iowa Senate from 1874 to 1880, and from 1886 to 1888. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate and served from 1910 to 1911. He founded and published the Atlantic Telegraph newspaper (1871-1890). He established the Des Moines Capital newspaper and served as its editor from 1890 to 1926. Young was a war correspondent during the Spanish American War and World War I (1915). He was chairman of the Iowa branch of the Council of National Defense during World War I and was made a knight of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium in recognition of his fundraising efforts in Iowa for the children of Belgium.
From the description of Papers, 1891-1926. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 52132260
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associatedWith | Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. |
associatedWith | Council of National Defense (Iowa) |
associatedWith | Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 |
associatedWith | Republican Party (Iowa) |
associatedWith | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
associatedWith | Robb, Ellis. |
associatedWith | Wallace, Henry Cantwell, 1866-1924. |
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