Clarence Hamilton Poe

Clarence Hamilton Poe
Born January 10, 1881
Chatham County, North Carolina
Died October 8, 1964
Occupation Journalist
Parent(s) William Baxter
Susan Dismukes Poe
Relatives Augustine Henry Shepperd

Clarence Poe (18811964) was a Progressive Era Southern editor, author, and reformer.

Biography

Early life

Clarence Hamilton Poe was born on January 10, 1881 near Gulf in Chatham County, North Carolina.[1][2] His father, William Baxter (18391907), was a small cotton farmer and his mother was Susan Dismukes Poe (1846-1911).[2] Augustine Henry Shepperd (1792–1864) was one of his maternal ancestors.[2] He attended Rocky Branch School and only one year of high school.[2]

Career

He served as editor of The Progressive Farmer for 65 years beginning in 1899.[1]

He was prominent in pushing for reforms in Southern agriculture to make it more scientific and to improve rural conditions in the South. He served on the State of North Carolina Board of Agriculture, the Advisory Council of the United States Department of Agriculture, and on the National Commission on Farm Tenancy, as well as chairing the North Carolina Hospital and Medical Care Commission appointed by Governor Broughton in 1944. While Poe was praised by many in North Carolina and the South for the work he did for agriculture, he also pushed a program of rural racial segregation in North Carolina, which he believed would improve conditions for poor white farmers.[3]

He also served on the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina State College.[1]

Death

He died on October 8, 1964.[1]

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