Wednesday, September 21, 2011

William Ellery McClatchy dies at 86

William Ellery McClatchy, a world-class croquet player and the last member of his generation to oversee the family's newspaper business, The McClatchy Co., died Tuesday at age 86.

He died of natural causes at his home in Pope Valley in Napa County, said his nephew, Kevin McClatchy.

William Ellery McClatchy was the middle of three brothers who inherited and expanded a storied California newspaper tradition.

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