Grosvenor Clarkson
Grosvenor B. Clarkson | |
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Director of the Council of National Defense | |
In office December 1918 – March 1920 | |
Preceded by | Walter S. Gifford |
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Born | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | September 13, 1882
Died | January 23, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged 54)
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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
[edit]Grosvenor B. Clarkson was born on September 13, 1882, in Des Moines, Iowa to Anna Howell and James S. Clarkson.[2]
Career
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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:
- An Analysis of the High Cost of Living Problem, as Director; Council of National Defense, (1919)
- Industrial America in the World War; the strategy behind the line, 1917-1918, (1923)
Personal life and death
[edit]Clarkson died on January 23, 1937, in New York City.[7][9]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
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