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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling

American illustrator, 1876 - 1962
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Place of BirthNorwood, Michigan, USA
Place of DeathDes Moines, Iowa, USA
BiographyJournalist and tireless advocate for preservation of the environment, Jay N. "Ding" Darling (1876-1962) spent the majority of his career working as an editorial cartoonist for the Des Moines Register. Twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize for syndicated editorial cartoons he drew almost daily between 1900 and 1949, in 1934-1935 he headed what is now the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, created the Federal Duck Stamp Program which has since restored thousands of acres of wetlands, and in 1936 founded the National Wildlife Federation.

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