Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark (November 5, 1882 – January 13, 1967) was a 20th-century American Wall Street lawyer, co-founder of Root Clark & Bird (later Dewey Ballantine, then Dewey & LeBoeuf), member of the Harvard Corporation, co-author of the book World Peace Through World Law, and nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Grenville Clark | |
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| Born | November 5, 1882 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1967 (aged 84) Dublin, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard Law School |
| Years active | 1909–1945 (law office) |
| Employer(s) | Root Clark & Bird (later Dewey Ballantine, Dewey & LeBoeuf) |
| Known for | Plattsburgh Citizens' Military Training Camp |
| Notable work | World Peace Through World Law with Louis B. Sohn (1958) |
| Movement | World Federalist Movement |
| Board member of | Harvard Corporation |
| Spouse | Fanny Pickman Dwight |
| Children | Grenville Clark Jr., Mary Dwight Clark (Thoron), Louisa H. Clark (Spencer) |
| Relatives | LeGrand Bouton Cannon (maternal grandfather) |
The National Historic Register (US DOI, National Park Services) has called Clark an "international lawyer and legal architect of world organizations," who was "active in world peace efforts and an advisor in governmental affairs." Further, he was a "drafter of the United Nations Charter, author of A Plan for Peace and co-author of the acclaimed World Peace Through World Law. He was an advisor to four United States Presidents, founder of the Military Training Camp Association (1917) and leader of the Plattsburg movement, and author of the Selective Service Act of 1940. Clark organized the two Dublin Peace Conferences, held at the Morse Farm in 1945 and 1965, out of which grew the United World Federalists."