Background
Whitaker, John Clarke was born on August 7, 1891 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Asbury and Anna (Bitting) Whitaker.
Whitaker, John Clarke was born on August 7, 1891 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of William Asbury and Anna (Bitting) Whitaker.
Student, Guilford College, North Carolina, 1909. Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1912.
With, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, from 1913; superintendent cigarette department, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1916-1919; manager personnel department, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1919-1935; director, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, from 1935; vice president, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1937-1948; president, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1948-1952; Chairman of the Board, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, 1952-1959; honorary chairman, Richard Joshua Reynolds Tobacco Company, from 1959; vice president, Winston-Salem Hotel Company board directors, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company.
Alderman Winston-Salem, 1921-1922. Chairman of the board of trustees Winston-Salem Teachers College. Chairman Carolinas United Red Feather Superior vena cava syndrome, Winston-Salem Community Chest, Housing Authority of City Winston-Salem, 1941.
President William and Kate B. Reynolds Memorial Pk. President (local) Boy Scouts American, 1922. Director Young Men’s Christian Association, 1923-1926.
With United States Navy, 1917-1919. Commander Citizens Defense Corps. Member Twin City Club, Forsyth Country Club, Oldtown Club, Masons, Rotary (president 1921), Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Elizabeth Norman, July 17, 1936. Children: John Clarke, Elizabeth Norman, Louisa Bitting, William Asbury III.