Young Singleton Walter
{{Short description|American politician (1811–1883)}}
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| name = Young Singleton Walter
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district =Delaware County
| term_start1 = 1877
| term_end1 = 1880
| predecessor1 = William P. Worrall
| successor1 = Robert Chadwick
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| birth_date = August 11, 1811
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| death_date = May 22, 1883
| death_place = Chester, Pennsylvania
| resting_place = Chester Rural Cemetery
| party = Republican
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Young Singleton Walter (August 11, 1811 – May 22, 1883) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1877 to 1880. He established the Delaware County Republican newspaper in 1833 and served as editor for 50 years.
Biography
Walter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked as a printing apprentice in Philadelphia and established the Delaware County Republican newspaper in Darby, Pennsylvania in 1833. He moved the paper to Chester, Pennsylvania in 1841 and built a brick building on Market Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets in 1875 for its operations.{{cite book|last1=Martin|first1=John Hill|title=Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania|date=1877|publisher=WM. H. Pile & Sons|location=Philadelphia|page=225|isbn=9785871484241 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Kg-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA225|access-date=19 November 2018}} He worked as editor until 1883.{{cite book |last1=Menanim |first1=R.S. |title=The Printers' Circular and Stationers' and Publishers' Gazette, Volume 17 |date=1882 |location=Philadelphia |page=55 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AdVBAQAAIAAJ&q=young+singleton+walter&pg=PA55 |access-date=19 November 2018}} Under Walter, the paper was pro Whig and then pro Republican in political viewpoints and a strong advocate for the abolition of slavery.{{cite book|last1=Jordan|first1=John W.|title=A History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Its People|date=1914|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|location=New York|page=514|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofdelawar02jord#page/n5/mode/2up|access-date=19 November 2018}} The newspaper was sold to Ward R. Bliss in 1882.
Walter worked as inspector for the United States Custom Service in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania in 1845 and as postmaster for the United States Postal Service for the Chester post office from 1861 to 1865.{{cite book|last1=Ashmead|first1=Henry Graham|title=Historical Sketch of Chester on Delaware|date=1883|publisher=Republican Steam Printing House|location=Chester, Pennsylvania|page=[https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00ashm_0/page/216 216]|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalsketch00ashm_0|access-date=19 November 2018}}
Walter was elected to the Chester City Council and served from 1870 to 1875 including as president from 1874 to 1875.{{cite web |title=YOUNG SINGLETON WALTER |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=6968&body=H |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |access-date=19 November 2018}} He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1877 to 1880.{{cite book|last1=Wiley|first1=Samuel T.|title=Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania|date=1894|publisher=Gresham Publishing Company|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00garn_0/page/93 93]|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist00garn_0|access-date=18 November 2018}} He was not a candidate for reelection in 1880.
Walter died in Chester, Pennsylvania and was interred at Chester Rural Cemetery.{{cite web |title=OldChesterPa.com: Chester Rural Cemetery Interment Index |url=http://www.oldchesterpa.com/crc_a.asp |website=www.oldchesterpa.org |access-date=30 September 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|23283624}}
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Category:19th-century American newspaper editors
Category:Burials at Chester Rural Cemetery
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Pennsylvania city council members
Category:Pennsylvania postmasters
Category:Politicians from Chester, Pennsylvania
Category:Politicians from Philadelphia
Category:United States Customs Service personnel
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly