Clark Howell

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Clark Howell
Speaker of the
Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1891–1893
Member of the
Georgia House of Representatives from Fulton County
In office
1887–1893
Member of the
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
In office
1897-1898
Personal details
Born(1863-09-21)September 21, 1863
Erwinton,
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Harriet Glascock Barrett
(1887-1898; her death)
Annie Comer
(1900-1922; her death)
Margaret Cannon Carr
(1922-1936; his death)
Childrenfive
Alma materUniversity of Georgia
OccupationJournalist
Signature
Pulitzer Prize winner

Clark Howell (September 21, 1863 – November 14, 1936) was a

The Atlanta Constitution
.

Early years and education

Clark Howell was born on September 21, 1863, in Erwinton, in

William A. Hemphill, future mayor of Atlanta, who retained his half ownership interest and his position as the paper's business manager until 1901.[2]

Clark Howell attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society as well as an early member of the Gamma chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order, and graduated with an A.B. degree in 1883.[4]

Career in journalism

Directly after graduating from college, Howell moved to

Philadelphia Press
.

In 1884 he returned to Atlanta and worked as a reporter and night editor at his father's newspaper, the

Atlanta Constitution. His father was editor-in-chief. After managing editor Henry W. Grady died in 1889, the younger Howell took over that position. He eventually succeeded his father as editor-in-chief in 1897, upon the elder Howell's retirement.[1] In 1901, Clark Howell purchased controlling shares in the Constitution, from Hemphill, to become its new owner. Howell remained owner and editor of the paper until his death in 1936.[5]

Political service and Pulitzer Prize

Starting in 1886, Howell was elected to three terms in the

Atlanta Journal
newspaper.

Even though Howell was a lifelong

President Warren G. Harding placed him on a special mining commission in 1922 and ten years later President Hoover
appointed him to a national transportation commission.

He served as Georgia's state Democratic committeeman from 1896 to 1924 and again starting in June 1936 where he succeeded Governor Eugene Talmadge.[6]

The Atlanta Constitution won the

Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
in 1935.

Radio

In late July 1923, Howell arranged for the donation to

Howell Hall
, as well as an academic building at his alma mater, Clark Howell Hall, are named in his honor.

Personal life

Howell's second wife, Annie, was the daughter of Hugh Comer, president of the Central of Georgia Railway.[9]

Death

When Clark Howell died, on November 14, 1936, in Atlanta, he was the president and editor of the Atlanta Constitution and a director of the Associated Press.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Wallace B. Eberhard (May 3, 2016). "Clark Howell (1863-1936)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wallace Putnam Reed (1889). History of Atlanta, Georgia: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. D. Mason & Company. p. 409.
  3. ^ Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 1917. p. 16.
  4. ^ a b Reed, Thomas Walter. "Chapter IX: The Administration of Chancellor Patrick H. Mell". History of the University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Online Archives. pp. pp. 1176–1178. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
  5. ^ Perry, Chuck (January 1, 2004). "Atlanta Journal-Constitution". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2007.
  6. ^ Associated Press, November 14, 1936.
  7. ^ "Tech Sends First Message To Radio Fans of America" by Parks Rusk, Atlanta Constitution, January 15, 1924, page 1.
  8. ^ Brittain, Marion L. (1948). The Story of Georgia Tech. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
  9. New York Times
    , July 13, 1900

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