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 by | Stephen H. Rhodes[1] |
| Succeeded by | John K. Tarbox[1] |
| 10th Massachusetts Auditor[2] | |
| In office 1877[2] – May 5, 1879[2] | |
| Preceded by | Charles Endicott |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Ladd |
| 10th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts[2] | |
| In office October 28, 1869[2][1] – January 1, 1875[1] | |
| Preceded by | John E. Sanford[1] |
| Succeeded by | Stephen H. Rhodes[1] |
| 7th Massachusetts Auditor[2] | |
| In office December 1865[2] – 1869[2] | |
| Governor | John Albion Andrew Alexander H. Bullock |
| Preceded by | Levi Reed |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Briggs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1828[2] Chatham, Connecticut |
| Died | November 21, 1907 (aged 79)[2] Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Kimble 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]
References
editBibliography
edit- Boston Daily Globe, JULIUS L. CLARKE DEAD. Ex-State Auditor and Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts. Page 32 (Nov 24, 1907).
- New York Times, Julius L. Clarke, Page 9 (November 24, 1907).
- Singer, Isidore: The International Insurance Encyclopedia CLARKE, JULIUS LAURENS page 155 (1910).
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d The New York Times (November 24, 1907), "Julius L. Clarke", The New York Times, New York City, p. 9
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