American author and publicist
Grosvenor B. Clarkson (September 13, 1882 – January 23, 1937) was an author, publicist,[1] and Director of the Council of National Defense during World War I.
Early life
Grosvenor B. Clarkson was born on September 13, 1882, in Des Moines, Iowa to Anna Howell and James S. Clarkson.[2]
Career
Council of National Defense, Clarkson on the most-left
Clarkson worked in New Mexico for the U.S. Department of the Interior and later for the United States Naval Consulting Board.[3] Afterwards, he was recruited for the Council of National Defense,[4] where he succeeded Walter S. Gifford as Director.[5][6] He served as director from December 1918 to March 1920.[7]
After the war, he published a detailed account of his time as Director of Industrial America in World War.[8]
He was the author of two books:
Personal life and death
Clarkson died on January 23, 1937, in New York City.[7][9]
References
- ^ The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, and Canada in World Wars I and II, Volume 1
- ^ Clarkson, James Sullivan
- ^ Iron Age, Volume 112
- ^ The American Review of Reviews, Volume 63
- ^ HEADS DEFENSE COUNCIL.; Grosvenor B. Clarkson Succeeds W. S. Gifford as Director., The New York Times
- ^ Grosvenor B. Clarkson, 1882-1937
- ^ a b "G. B. Clarkson Born in Des Moines, Dies". Des Moines Tribune. 1937-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Review of Reviews and World's Work, Volume 68
- ^ "Grosvenor B. Clarkson". The Boston Globe. 1937-01-25. Retrieved 2022-02-21 – via Newspapers.com.
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