Clarence Clark (tennis)
Full name | Clarence Munroe Clark |
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Country (sports) | 1881 ) |
Clarence Munroe Clark (August 27, 1859 – June 29, 1937) was an American financier who helped develop electric light, power, and streetcar companies, as well as a noted tennis player.
Biography
Born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was part of a distinguished family from Philadelphia. He graduated at age 19 from the University of Pennsylvania in 1878.[1]
In 1881, he became the first secretary of the
He married the sister of his doubles partner, Taylor, who would go on to a noted career as an engineer and organizational theorist.
In 1900, Clark became a partner in his family's firm,
Clark endowed a professorship in Mountain Agriculture at Berea College.[2]
He died on June 29, 1937, at the age of 77, at his home, Cedron, in Germantown, Philadelphia.[1]
He was inducted into the
Clark shares a burial plot in the River section of
Grand Slam finals
Singles (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1882 | U.S. Championships |
Grass | Richard D. Sears |
1–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
References
- ^ a b c "Clarence Clark, Financier, was 77. Partner in Philadelphia Firm of Private Bankers Dies. Executive in Utilities". The New York Times. June 30, 1937. Archived from the original on 2018-07-22. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ "Berea College - Chairs, Faculty, and Administration". catalog.berea.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2018-02-12.