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Clark Howell

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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. In 1901, Clark Howell purchased controlling shares in the
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where he served consecutive two-years terms and was the President of that body during the latter term. Following that he was defeated in the contentious 1906 Democratic
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AM 920) in January 1924. Operating as a commercial station with educational opportunities for students, the radio station was officially owned by the
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He served as Georgia's state Democratic committeeman from 1896 to 1924 and again starting in June 1936 where he succeeded Governor
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and appointed him chairman of a commission to study aviation in foreign countries. The French government made him a
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History of Atlanta, Georgia: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers
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Board of Commissioners and served for one year. In 1900, he was elected one of the original directors of the
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In 1884 he returned to Atlanta and worked as a reporter and night editor at his father's newspaper, the
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Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests
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When Clark Howell died, on November 14, 1936, in Atlanta, he was the president and editor of the
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Clark Howell family papers - Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (University of Georgia)
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placed him on a special mining commission in 1922 and ten years later President
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where the senior Howell cut and sold timber from family land. Two years later,
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Clark Howell was born on September 21, 1863, in Erwinton, in
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from Col. E.Y. Clarke. The other half interest was owned by
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Starting in 1886, Howell was elected to three terms in the
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List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives
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Directly after graduating from college, Howell moved to
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In late July 1923, Howell arranged for the donation to
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which led to six indictments and the downfall of Mayor
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appointed him to a national transportation commission.
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found employment as a reporter and city editor for the
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Clark Howell - Atlanta History Photograph Collection
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Francis Clark Howell

Georgia State Senate
Georgia State Senate
Speaker
Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives
Fulton County
Fulton County
Edgefield County, South Carolina
Atlanta, Georgia
Democratic
Alma mater
University of Georgia
Journalist

Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
American
Georgia
The Atlanta Constitution
Edgefield County, South Carolina
American Civil War
South Carolina
Evan Howell
infantry
artillery battery
Atlanta
Evan Howell
William A. Hemphill

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