Grenville Clark (November 5, 1882; New York City, New York – January 13, 1967; Dublin, New Hampshire) was the writer of the book World Peace Through World Law. A Wall Street lawyer, he was elected to the corporation that governs Harvard University in 1931.
As a member of the Military Training Camps Association, a World War I veterans group, Clark authored the Burke-Wadsworth Bill.
Clark died after proposing limits to national sovereignty.
He was honored by the United States Postal Service with a 39¢ Great Americans series (1980-2000) postage stamp.
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