John Russell Young

John Russell Young ( born November 20, 1840 County Tyrone, Ireland, † January 17, 1899 in Washington, DC) was an American journalist, writer and diplomat. From 1897 to 1899 he served as Head of the Library of Congress.

Life

John Russell Young was born in Ireland. When he was still a child, his family emigrated to Philadelphia. At the age of 15 he began his career as a proofreader in the newspaper business. As a reporter for the Philadelphia Press, he distinguished himself with reporting on the battles of Bull Run. From 1862 he was editor of the Philadelphia Press and other newspapers. In 1865 he went to New York City and worked for Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune, whose editor in chief, he was soon.

Young began working for the government and was commissioned by the U.S. State Department and the Ministry of Finance in Europe. In 1872, he joined the New York Herald, where he worked as a correspondent in Europe.

Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant Young invited you to his world tour 1877-1879. The experiences of this trip included in the book "Around the World with General Grant " a. In China, he graduated with Li Hong Zhang, a Chinese statesman and general friendship. On the recommendation of Grant President Chester A. Arthur appointed him in 1882 as the successor of James Burrill Angell Minister to China. In this position Young played an important role as a mediator in talks between the U.S. and China, France and China.

1885 Young took his work at the Herald in Europe back on. In 1890 he returned to Philadelphia. 1897 President William McKinley appointed him head of the Library of Congress. During his tenure, the relocation of the library of the rooms in the Capitol in specially created building was completed - a project that had been begun by his predecessor, Ainsworth Rand Spofford. Young held that post until his death.

John Young's younger brother James R. Young was a congressman for the state of Pennsylvania.