Clark Simpson Hobbs was born in Baltimore, Maryland July 1, 1888. His parents were Reverend Gustavus Warfield Hobbs and Jeannette Dawson Richardson Hobbs. In 1907, Clark graduated from the Baltimore City College. He then married Janet Septima Tustin on December 5, 1914 and, on November 6, 1915 she gave birth to their daughter, Pauline Tustin Hobbs.
Hobbs was a very active man. Between 1919 and 1945, he was a reporter, columnist, and associate editor of the news paper “The Evening Sun.” In 1945, Hobbs became the Vice President of Goucher College, for six consecutive years. Starting approximately in 1911, Clark S. Hobbs volunteered in activities, in which most of them were community related. Some activities were as the Trustee of Goucher College, Director of Baltimore Goodwill Industries, Inc., Chairman of Baltimore Redevelopment Commission and, Chairman of Advisory Committee on Sanitation.
During his time working for “The Evening Sun”, Hobbs wrote articles on Baltimore and its poor conditions. It helped others realize that the conditions in which they were living in were not good, and so, in 1945 the Baltimore Redevelopment Commission was created. Hobbs was given the position as Chairman by Mayor McKeldin. He initiated and negotiated the renewal projects for South Waverly, the Broadway area, and Area 12 (Mt. Royal Plaza). On July 13, 1973, at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Clark Simpson Hobbs died.
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