# John Claybrook

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**John C. Claybrook** (June 11, 1872 – July 21, 1951) was a logger, farmer and businessman in the United States.[1][2] He owned property in Arkansas.[3] He owned a semi-professional baseball team and developed Claybrook, Arkansas.

He was born in [Florence, Alabama](/source/Florence,_Alabama).[4] He received a [William E. Harmon Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes](/source/William_E._Harmon_Foundation_Award_for_Distinguished_Achievement_Among_Negroes).

He cut timber, acquired land, grew cotton, and developed a timber industry town of Topaz into what became known as Claybrook with a boarding house and mill. [Ernie Pyle](/source/Ernie_Pyle) wrote a column about him in the *Memphis Commercial Appeal* June 18, 1936 (republished in 1947 in *Pyle's Home Country*.[1] His semi-professional baseball team the Claybrook Tigers played in the [Negro Southern League](/source/Negro_Southern_League_(1920%E2%80%9336)), winning a couple of championships with [Ted Radcliffe](/source/Ted_Radcliffe).[1]

He married, became a widower, remarried, and had a son John Claybrook Jr. and three daughters with his second wife Emma G. Claybrook.[1]

He retired to his home in Memphis and is buried at [Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)](/source/Elmwood_Cemetery_(Birmingham,_Alabama)).[1]

The documentary film *Swingin' Timber* by David D. Dawson was made about him and his baseball team.[5][6]

## References

1. ["Film "Swingin' Timber" will be shown at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center today at 3pm"](https://lrculturevulture.com/2019/07/06/film-swingin-timber-will-be-shown-at-mosaic-templars-cultural-center-today-at-3pm/). July 6, 2019.

1. ["The story of Mr. John C. Claybrook - Saturday, March 5, 1938. "An outstanding business man of his race", March 5, 1938 | Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History"](https://aafa.galileo.usg.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/37337). *aafa.galileo.usg.edu*

1. ["Encyclopedia of Arkansas"](https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/john-c-claybrook-1619/). *Encyclopedia of Arkansas*

1. Kirk, John (31 January 2016). ["African American Businessmen- John C. Claybrook"](https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/african-american-businessmen-john-c-claybrook). *www.ualrpublicradio.org*

1. Singleton, Nichole. ["John C. Claybrook Archives"](https://www.aymag.com/tag/john-c-claybrook/)

1. ["Culturalist: July 2019"](https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/jul/25/culturalist-july-2019/). *Arkansas Online*. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

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