Charles de Young

Charles de Young (January 8, 1846 – April 23, 1880) was an American journalist and businessman. He, along with his younger brother M. H. de Young, founded the newspaper The Daily Dramatic Chronicle, which became the San Francisco Chronicle, and was its editor-in-chief. He was murdered by Isaac M. Kalloch, son of Isaac S. Kalloch, the Mayor of San Francisco, in revenge for a feud Charles had with the mayor.

Early life and family Charles de Young was born on January 8, 1846 in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was the son of Cornelia "Amelia" and the brother of Michael Henry "Harry" de Young and Virginia de Young (died 1875). His maternal grandfather, Benjamin Morange, who served as the French Minister to Spain under Napoleon I, moved to the United States about 1815 and helped found the B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in New York in 1825.

Career In 1859, he began publishing the Holiday Advertiser, a daily publication, while he was finishing his apprenticeship. The interests were sold and in 1865, At the time of his death, the San Francisco Chronicle was worth $250,000 .

De Young was buried at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Colma.

Memorial

In 1884, de Young's brother, Harry, commissioned a bronze statue of Charles, erected at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco which cost in excess of $10,000 . The statue was sculpted by F. Marion Wells,