S. S. McClure
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S. S. McClure

American publisher (1857–1949)

Samuel Sidney McClure (February 17, 1857 – March 21, 1949) was an Irish-American publisher who became known as a key figure in investigative, or muckraking, journalism. He co-founded and ran McClure's Magazine from 1893 to 1911, which ran numerous exposées of wrongdoing in business and politics, such as those written by Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, and Lincoln Steffens.2

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Born Feb 17, 1857, died Mar 21, 1949.1

About

The magazine ran fiction and nonfiction by the leading writers of the day, including Sarah Orne Jewett, Mark Twain, William Dean Howells, Joel Chandler Harris, Jack London, Stephen Crane, William Allen White and Willa Cather.

From Wikipedia’s article on S. S. McClure, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedKnox College3
  • Date not recordedValparaiso High School3

Career

Occupation: journalist, publisher.7

Personal life

  • BornFeb 17, 1857, County Antrim8
  • DiedMar 21, 1949, New York City9
  • CitizenshipUnited States10

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