Clayton Rand | |
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Born | May 25, 1891
Onalaska, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | February 26, 1971
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
Education |
Mississippi State University Harvard Law School |
Occupation(s) | Columnist, author, publisher |
Spouse | Ella May Smylie |
Children | 1 son |
Clayton Rand (May 25, 1891 - February 26, 1971) was an American columnist, writer, publisher, and public speaker. He was the publisher of the Dixie Press and the Dixie Guide in Gulfport, Mississippi, and he (co-)authored six books.
Rand was born on May 25, 1891, in Onalaska, Wisconsin. [1] [2] He grew up in Bond, Mississippi, and graduated from Mississippi State University and Harvard Law School. [1] [2]
Rand began his career in journalism in 1918 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where he invested in The Neshoba Democrat. [3] In 1925, he moved to Gulfport, Mississippi, and he purchased the Dixie Press and founded the Dixie Guide. [1] Rand was the president of the Mississippi Press Association, and he (co-)authored six books. [1] He was also a syndicated columnist, [1] and "a popular conservative public speaker." [3]
Rand married Ella May Smylie, and they had a son, Tom. [4] He died on February 26, 1971, in Gulfport, Mississippi, at age 79, [1] [2] [4] and he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. [5]
Clayton Rand | |
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Born | May 25, 1891
Onalaska, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | February 26, 1971
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. |
Education |
Mississippi State University Harvard Law School |
Occupation(s) | Columnist, author, publisher |
Spouse | Ella May Smylie |
Children | 1 son |
Clayton Rand (May 25, 1891 - February 26, 1971) was an American columnist, writer, publisher, and public speaker. He was the publisher of the Dixie Press and the Dixie Guide in Gulfport, Mississippi, and he (co-)authored six books.
Rand was born on May 25, 1891, in Onalaska, Wisconsin. [1] [2] He grew up in Bond, Mississippi, and graduated from Mississippi State University and Harvard Law School. [1] [2]
Rand began his career in journalism in 1918 in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where he invested in The Neshoba Democrat. [3] In 1925, he moved to Gulfport, Mississippi, and he purchased the Dixie Press and founded the Dixie Guide. [1] Rand was the president of the Mississippi Press Association, and he (co-)authored six books. [1] He was also a syndicated columnist, [1] and "a popular conservative public speaker." [3]
Rand married Ella May Smylie, and they had a son, Tom. [4] He died on February 26, 1971, in Gulfport, Mississippi, at age 79, [1] [2] [4] and he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. [5]