Julius L. Clarke

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]
Preceded by	Levi Reed
Succeeded by	Henry S. Briggs
Personal details
Born	November 13, 1828[2][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]

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.

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

Bibliography

• 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

1. Singer, Isidore (1894), "The Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States., 1893–1894", H. R. Hayden, Hartford, Connecticut, p. 301.
2. Singer, Isidore (1910), International Insurance Encyclopedia, Volume One. Insurance, Men Past and Present, New York City: Isidore Singer Company, p. 155.
3. The New York Times (November 24, 1907), "Julius L. Clarke", The New York Times, New York City, p. 9.