Grosvenor Clarkson
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.
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Clarkson in a 1918 publication | |
| Director of the Council of National Defense | |
| In office December 1918 – March 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Walter S. Gifford |
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| Born | September 13, 1882 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1937 (aged 54) New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Early life
Grosvenor B. Clarkson was born on September 13, 1882, in Des Moines, Iowa to Anna Howell and James S. Clarkson.[2]
Career
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
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
- "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.