Lafayette Young
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United States Senator from Iowa |
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In office November 12, 1910 – April 11, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan P. Dolliver |
| Succeeded by | William S. Kenyon |
| Member of the Iowa Senate | |
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In office 1874–1880 1886–1888 |
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May 10, 1848 Eddyville, Iowa |
| Died | November 15, 1926 (aged 78) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
Lafayette ("Lafe") Young (May 10, 1848 – November 15, 1926) was a newspaper reporter and editor, and (briefly) a Republican Senator from Iowa.
Young was born in Monroe County, Iowa. His early education was acquired in the public schools and in printing offices at Albia, Iowa and Des Moines, Iowa. His first business establishment was a newspaper in Atlantic, Iowa, which he named the Telegraph.
In 1873, he was elected as a Republican to a seat in the Iowa State Senate representing Adair, Cass, Adams and Union counties, and was re-elected in 1877, and (after a six-year absence) in 1885. In all, he served in the Iowa Senate from 1874 to 1880, and 1886 to 1888.
In 1890 Young moved to Des Moines and purchased a daily newspaper known as the Daily Iowa Capital or (after 1901) the Des Moines Capital. In 1893, Young was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Iowa, losing to Frank D. Jackson. He served as a war correspondent during the Spanish–American War.
When Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver died suddenly in October 1910, Young was appointed by Iowa Governor Beryl F. Carroll as Dolliver's immediate replacement. Soon after his appointment, his position was up for election in the 1911 Iowa General Assembly, where the Republicans held a large majority but were deeply divided among a long list of candidates for Young's seat. The inability of any candidate to receive the required majority of 76 legislators forced the General Assembly to re-vote each morning of the session. Young was the principal Republican opponent of Fort Dodge attorney William S. Kenyon until the 23rd ballot, when Young lost most of his support to other candidates. Kenyon was ultimately elected on the final day of the session on the 67th ballot. In all, Young served in the U.S. Senate from November 1910 to April 1911.
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