M. H. de Young

Michael Harry de Young (September 30, 1849 - February 15, 1925), an American journalist and businessman, born in St. Louis, Missouri moved with his family moved to San Francisco, California while he was still young. There, he and his brother Charles de Young founded the Daily Dramatic Chronicle newspaper , first published on January 16, 1865. The Chronicle was the predecessor of the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco's only remaining daily broadsheet newspaper. De Young was also the director of the Associated Press for many years.