Fife Clark

Sir Thomas Fife Clark CBE
Sir Thomas Fife Clark (1955)
Downing Street Press Secretary
In office 1952–1955
Prime Minister	Winston Churchill
Preceded by	Reginald Bacon
Succeeded by	William D. Clark
Personal details
Born	Thomas Fife Clark (1907-05-29)29 May 1907
Died	29 March 1985(1985-03-29) (aged 77)

Sir Thomas Fife Clark CBE (29 May 1907 – 29 March 1985) was a British journalist and civil servant.

Career

Clark served as Downing Street Press Secretary, between 1952 and 1955, under Prime Minister Winston Churchill.[1][2] He then served as Director General of the Central Office of Information for almost seventeen years (1954–71). In this role, he produced long running campaigns for road safety and army recruitment as well as being in charge of the British Pavilions at the World Fairs.[3]

Honours

Clark was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1949 Birthday Honours,[4] and was knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours.[3][5]

In 1971, Allen & Unwin published Sir Fife Clark's work, The Central Office of Information.[6]

References

1. "Clark, Sir (Thomas) Fife, (29 May 1907–28 March 1985), retired; formerly Director General, Central Office of Information". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u162941. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
2. "The Papers of Sir Thomas Fife Clark". Churchill Archives Centre. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
3. "Clark, Sir Thomas Fife (1907–1985), journalist and public relations expert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/66850. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 3 April 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
4. British Empire list: "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2802.
5. UK list: "No. 43667". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1965. p. 5471.
6. Clark, Fife (1971). "The Central Office of Information". Allen & Unwin.

Government offices
Preceded by Reginald Bacon	Downing Street Press Secretary 1952-1955	Succeeded by William D. Clark