William Gladstone Steel

William Gladstone Steel
Steel is known as "Father of Crater Lake"
Born(1854-09-07)September 7, 1854
DiedOctober 21, 1934(1934-10-21) (aged 80)
OccupationJournalist
Known forCrater Lake National Park

William Gladstone Steel (September 7, 1854 – October 21, 1934) was an American journalist who was known for campaigning for 17 years for the United States Congress to designate Crater Lake as a National Park. Steel was from Ohio, and worked in the newspaper business before becoming a mail carrier.