The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . s-patch, now the York Dispatch. Formerly, was a Douglas democrat, and when the civilwar broke out he warmly supported the 1871 he organized a movement agains
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . s-patch, now the York Dispatch. Formerly, was a Douglas democrat, and when the civilwar broke out he warmly supported the 1871 he organized a movement against what wasknown as the York county court house ring,andwas strongly supported by many democrats. In 1888he was a candidate for congress on the republicanticket in a minority district, but was defeated. devotes much time to agricultural interests,and has given special attention to the tobacco cul-ture industry. He has organized agricultural clubs,and has done yeomen service in advancing the in-terests of the farming community. He has made thetariff laws a special study, believes in protection toAmerican industries, and has been a member in theFarmers alliance. Mr. Young represented the na-tional sheep and wool growers from Pennsylvania atWashington, D. C, in 1890, and has been managerof the Pennsylvania state agricultural society. In1893 he was appointed postmaster at York, Pa., byPresident 328 THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA
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