John Russell Young
Former United States Minister to the Qing Empire
John Russell Young was an American journalist, author, diplomat, and the seventh Librarian of the United States Congress from 1897 to 1899. He was invited by Ulysses S. Grant to accompany him on a world tour for purposes of recording the two-year... Wikipedia
Born: November 20, 1840, County Tyrone, United Kingdom
Died: January 17, 1899 (age 58 years), Washington, D.C.
Previous office: United States Minister to the Qing Empire (1882–1885)
Edited works: Around the World with General Grant: A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant, Ex-president of the United States, to Various Countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878, 1879. To which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History, German literature. Period IV-V. Danish literature. Period I-II. Swedish literature. Spanish literature. Period V. French literature. Period VII. Celtic literature. Section III. Scotch literature. Period II. English literature. Period VII, The literature of India. Period III. Greek literature. Period III. Latin literature. Period II. Italian literature. Period I. French literature. Period III. Spanish literature. Period III. Portuguese literature. Period I. German literature. Period II. English literature. Period II. Scotch literature. Period I. Russian literature. Period I, and more
Appointed by: William McKinley
