Julius L. Clarke

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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]

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]

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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