Charles de Young

Charles de Young (January 6, 1845 – April 23, 1880), with his brother M. H. de Young, founded the newspaper that would become the San Francisco Chronicle, and was editor-in-chief. The son of the Mayor of San Francisco killed Charles in revenge for a feud Charles had with the mayor.[1]

Assassination

In 1879, Isaac Smith Kalloch ran for mayor of San Francisco. It was not long before he came under attack from the San Francisco Chronicle's editor-in-chief, Charles de Young, who was backing another candidate.[2] De Young, with the hopes of taking Kalloch out of the mayoral race, accused the minister of having an affair. Kalloch responded by accusing Charles' mother, Amelia, of running a brothel. In response, Charles De Young ambushed Kalloch in the streets of San Francisco and shot him twice. Kalloch survived the wounds and with the sympathy of voters was elected the 18th Mayor of San Francisco. He served from 1879 until 1881. On April 23, 1880, Kalloch's son, Isaac Milton Kalloch, entered the Chronicle building and shot and killed Charles de Young.

References

  1. ↑ McKee, Irving (August 1947). "The Shooting of Charles de Young". Pacific Historical Review ( – via JSTOR (subscription required) ) 16 (3).
  2. ↑ Isaac Smith Kalloch (1832–1887) – Find A Grave Memorial
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