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Owen D Young

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Owen D Young Famous memorial

Birth
Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, New York, USA
Death
11 Jul 1962 (aged 87)
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA
Burial
Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Businessman. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the General Electric Company, and founded the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) as a subsidiary of G.E in 1919, serving as its chairman until 1929. An important diplomat for United States in rebuilding of Europe, he devised the "Young Plan" for the payment of German World War I reparations. In 1929 he was chosen to be the "Time" Magazine Man of the Year.
Businessman. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the General Electric Company, and founded the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) as a subsidiary of G.E in 1919, serving as its chairman until 1929. An important diplomat for United States in rebuilding of Europe, he devised the "Young Plan" for the payment of German World War I reparations. In 1929 he was chosen to be the "Time" Magazine Man of the Year.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Ron Buchinski
  • Added: Sep 24, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5799452/owen_d-young: accessed ), memorial page for Owen D Young (27 Oct 1874–11 Jul 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5799452, citing Van Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, Herkimer County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.