Charles W. Clark (businessman)
For the singer, see Charles W. Clark.
| Charles W. Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 3, 1871 Deer Lodge, Montana |
| Died |
April 3, 1933 (aged 61) New York, New York |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) |
Katherine Quinn Roberts Celia Tobin |
| Parent(s) |
William A. Clark Catherine Louise Stauffer |
| Relatives | half sister, Huguette Clark |
Charles W. Clark (a.k.a. "C. W. Clark" or "Charlie Clark") (1871–1933) was a millionaire American businessman.
Early life
Charles Walker Clark, sometimes known as "Charlie Clark," was born on November 3, 1871 in Deer Lodge, Montana.[1] His father, William A. Clark (1839-1925), was a Montana copper magnate, and later a United States Senator for Montana.[1][2][3] His mother, Catherine Louise Stauffer (1840-1893), was a socialite.[1]
Career
He served as the manager and later as Chairman of the United Verde Copper Company in Jerome, Arizona.[2][3] Together with his father and his brother, he was also a partner in a bank in Butte, Montana.[3]
Personal life
In 1896 he married Katherine Quinn Roberts, who died in New York City in January 1904.[4][1] Later that year he married Celia Tobin (1874-1965), a member of San Francisco high society who had been trained as a pianist and equestrian.[1][3][5] They divorced in 1925[1] and she later moved into a home in Hillsborough, California which became known as the Tobin Clark Estate.[6]
He resided at El Palomar, an estate in San Mateo, California he purchased in 1902, which had its own polo field and racetrack.[2] According to Pulitzer winner Bill Dedman, he also had "the longest private railcar ever built, which he sold to Howard Hughes."[2] He was prone to heavy drinking and gambling.[2]
He collected rare books. In 1917, the Book Club of California presented an exhibition of 66 incunabula from his collection at the Hill Tolerton Gallery, San Francisco.[7]
Death
He died of pneumonia on April 3, 1933 in New York, New York.[1][2] He was buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FindAGrave
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell, Jr., Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Loss of one of the World's Greatest Fortunes, London: Atlantic Books, 2013, p. 142
- 1 2 3 4 Miss Celia Tobin Weds C. W. Clark, The Son of Montana Millionaire, San Francisco Call, Volume 96, Number 66, 5 August 1904
- ↑ "Los Angeles Herald" (Volume XXXI, Number 121). 28 January 1904. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ FindAGrave: Celia Tobin Clark
- ↑ Sotheby's International Realty: Tobin Clark Estate Archived March 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ A Loan Exhibition of Incunabula Held by the Book Club of California in the Galleries of Hill Tolerton from October Second to October Thirty-first MDCCCCXVII. San Francisco: Book Club of California. 1917.