Valentine S. McClatchy
V. S. McClatchy | |
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| Born | August 29, 1857 |
| Died | May 15, 1938 (aged 80) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
Valentine Stuart McClatchy (August 29, 1857 – May 15, 1938) was an American newspaper owner and journalist. As publisher of The Sacramento Bee (now The McClatchy Company) from the time of his father's death in 1883, co-owning the paper with his brother Charles K. McClatchy until 1923. After leaving the newspaper business, he became a leading figure in the anti-Japanese movement in California, forming key exclusionary groups to lobby for alien land laws and race-based limits on immigration and naturalization.