Julius Laurens Clarke (November 13, 1828 – November 22, 1907) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor, and as Massachusetts' Insurance Commissioner.

Julius Laurens Clarke
12th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts[1]
In office
May 3, 1879[1] – February 14, 1883[1]
Preceded byStephen H. Rhodes[1]
Succeeded byJohn K. Tarbox[1]
10th Massachusetts Auditor[2]
In office
1877[2] – May 5, 1879[2]
Preceded byCharles Endicott
Succeeded byCharles R. Ladd
10th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts[2]
In office
October 28, 1869[2][1] – January 1, 1875[1]
Preceded byJohn E. Sanford[1]
Succeeded byStephen H. Rhodes[1]
7th Massachusetts Auditor[2]
In office
December 1865[2] – 1869[2]
GovernorJohn Albion Andrew
Alexander H. Bullock
Preceded byLevi Reed
Succeeded byHenry S. Briggs
Personal details
BornNovember 13, 1828[2]
Chatham, Connecticut
DiedNovember 21, 1907 (1907-11-22) (aged 79)[2]
Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Alma materKimble Union Academy[2]

Clarke was born in Chatham, Connecticut, in an area that became Portland, Connecticut.[3]

In 1845 Clarke started the first daily newspaper in Worcester, Massachusetts.[3] The Worcester Transcript[3] was started on the June 9, 1845.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Singer, Isidore (1894), "The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States., 1893–1894", H. R. Hayden, Hartford, Connecticut, p. 301
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Singer, Isidore (1910), International Insurance Encyclopedia, Volume One. Insurance, Men Past and Present, New York City: Isidore Singer Company, p. 155
  3. ^ a b c d The New York Times (November 24, 1907), "Julius L. Clarke", The New York Times, New York City, p. 9
Political offices
Preceded by 7th Massachusetts Auditor
December 1865–1866
Succeeded by
Preceded by 10th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts
October 28, 1869 – January 1, 1875
Succeeded by
Preceded by 10th Massachusetts Auditor
1876 – May 5, 1879
Succeeded by
Preceded by 12th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts
Mav 3, 1879 – February 14, 1883
Succeeded by