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3 unusual facts about Lafayette Young


1848 in the United States

May 10 – Lafayette Young, United States Senator from Iowa from 1910 till 1911.

Lafayette Young

He again became a war correspondent, travelling to southeastern Europe in 1913 to cover the Second Balkan War.

In recognition of his work in raising funds in Iowa for the children of Belgium, Young was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II of Belgium.



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