Valentine S. McClatchy

1857–1938 (age 81)

Journalist

Biography

Valentine S. McClatchy helped build the Sacramento Bee and championed a free, responsible press in California, believing that clear information could strengthen civic life.

He used the newspaper to support education, public health, and the arts, nurturing Sacramento's civic pride and resting now at East Lawn Memorial Park.

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