John Clinton Youle
American news editor, meteorologist and politician
About John Clinton Youle
Lived 1916 – 1999 (aged 82–83). John Clinton Youle was an American newspaper editor, politician, meteorologist and military personnel.
John Clinton Youle (April 4, 1916 – July 23, 1999) was an American news editor, meteorologist and politician.
Youle was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Wheaton College. Youle served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and was commissioned a major. He lived in Scales Mound, Illinois with his wife and family. He worked as a news editor, meteorologist, and owned several newspapers in Illinois. Youle was also involved with cattle raising, investment banking and oil wells. He was one of the world's first weathermen on television. Youle served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1965 and 1966 and was a Republican. He died at a hospital in Galena, Illinois.
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American news editor, meteorologist and politician
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John Clinton Youle was born in 1916.
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John Clinton Youle died in 1999.
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