Charles de Young

Charles de Young
Born(1846-01-08)January 8, 1846
Natchitoches, Louisiana, US
DiedApril 23, 1880(1880-04-23) (aged 34)
San Francisco, California, US
Burial placeCypress Lawn Memorial Park
OccupationNewspaper publisher
Years active1859–1880
Known forCo-founder and editor-in-chief of San Francisco Chronicle
RelativesM. H. de Young (brother)

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.

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