Jesse Yarnell
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Thomas Jesse Yarnell, known as Jesse Yarnell, (1837–1906) was a California newspaperman
who established the Los Angeles, California, Weekly Mirror, which took over the Los Angeles Times
in 1881 and later merged with it.
Yarnell was born in Gratiot, Ohio
, on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in Zanesville
in that state. He came to California in 1862 and established the Daily News in Placerville
. He and Susan Caystile were married there.
Four years later he moved to Los Angeles, where he founded the Weekly Republican newspaper, which he later sold to a brother-in-law and which later merged with the Evening Express
. He next founded the Weekly Mirror.
Yarnell was a candidate on the Prohibition party
ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost. In 1902, he was nominated by the Prohibitionists for a seat in the California State Assembly
but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent.
He died on January 19, 1906. He was survived by his widow, Susan Caystile Yarnell; a son, Ellis, and three daughters, Jessie, Catherine and Esther Yarnell. He also had a brother, George. Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in Buena Park, California
, valued at $30,000.
Journalist
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who established the Los Angeles, California, Weekly Mirror, which took over the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
in 1881 and later merged with it.
Yarnell was born in Gratiot, Ohio
Gratiot, Ohio
Gratiot is a village in Licking and Muskingum counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 187.-Geography:Gratiot is located at ....
, on June 20, 1837, and learned the printing trade in Zanesville
Zanesville, Ohio
Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,586 at the 2000 census.Zanesville was named after Ebenezer Zane, who had constructed Zane's Trace, a pioneer road through present-day Ohio...
in that state. He came to California in 1862 and established the Daily News in Placerville
Placerville, California
Placerville is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. He and Susan Caystile were married there.
Four years later he moved to Los Angeles, where he founded the Weekly Republican newspaper, which he later sold to a brother-in-law and which later merged with the Evening Express
Los Angeles Express (newspaper)
The Los Angeles Express was a newspaper published in Los Angeles in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Founded in 1871, the newspaper was acquired by William Randolph Hearst in 1931. It merged with the Los Angeles Herald and became an evening newspaper known as the Los Angeles Herald-Express...
. He next founded the Weekly Mirror.
Yarnell was a candidate on the Prohibition party
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
ticket for an at-large Congressional seat in the 1882 election, but lost. In 1902, he was nominated by the Prohibitionists for a seat in the California State Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
but campaigned unsuccessfully as an independent.
He died on January 19, 1906. He was survived by his widow, Susan Caystile Yarnell; a son, Ellis, and three daughters, Jessie, Catherine and Esther Yarnell. He also had a brother, George. Yarnell left an estate of about $50,000, the largest item being a 204-acre ranch in Buena Park, California
Buena Park, California
Buena Park is a city in northwestern Orange County, California. As of Census 2010 the population was 80,530. The city is adjacent to the city of Anaheim and is 12 miles northwest of downtown Santa Ana. The Current OMB metropolitan designation for Buena Park and the Orange County Area is "Santa...
, valued at $30,000.