Francis West Clarke

Background

Clarke, Francis West was born on April 7, 1885 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Colonel Edward Young and Nora (Harrison) Clarke.

Education

Educated private tutors and Southern Business U. Also studied voice, piano and pipe organization

Career

Began at 18 as secretary to Honorary Clark Howell, editor and general manager The Atlanta Constitution. Became state news editor same, later city editor, then managing editor and assistant to general manager from 1929.

Achievements

• Francis West Clarke has been listed as a noteworthy editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Press Committee, under Carnegie Foundation for International Peace, touring Japan, China, Manchuria and of Korea, 1929.

Connections

Married Laura Belle Burdine, October 14, 1925.