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General First nameWilliam Jackson (Bill)
LastnameClothier Jr
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1915-02-02
Place of birthWynnewood, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date of death2002-10-19
Place of deathBala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America


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William J. Clothier II

Valley George, Pennsylvania. William J. Clothier II, a former tennis star, international spy and grandson of the co-founder of the Strawbridge & Clothier Department Stores, died of leukaemia Saturday. He was 86. While clothier won national tennis titles he was also secretly working as a special agent for the FBI and later worked for the CIA.

Clothier, whose father, William J. Clothier, was a national singles champion in 1906, toured on the grass court tennis circuit from 1934 to 1938. Together, the two won a national father-son title twice, once beating Dwight F. Davis, the founder of the Davis Cup, and his son.

From 1952 to 1979, Clothier worked as a CIA agent, gathering intelligence and providing new identities and employment to defectors.

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Archive statistics Career1934 - 1963
Tournament wins0
Matches56
Match wins5


Tournaments Irish Championships - 1963 Irish Championships - 1962 Irish Championships - 1961 Irish Championships - 1960 Irish Championships - 1959 Queens Club Tournament - 1958 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1957 Eastern States Clay Court Championships - 1957 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1957 Keystone State - 1957 Newport Casino - 1956 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1956 Philadelphia and District Clay Courts - 1956 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1956 US Open - 1955 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1955 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1955 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1955 Middle States Clay Courts - 1955 US Open - 1954 Newport Casino - 1954 Eastern States Clay Court Championships - 1954 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1954 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1954 Middle States Clay Courts - 1954 West Jersey Open - 1954 Germantown Cricket Club Invitation - 1954 US Open - 1953 Spring Lake Invitation Tournament - 1953 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1953 Middle Atlantic Grass Courts - 1953 US Open - 1952 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1952 US Open - 1951 US Open Qualifying - 1950 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1949 US Open Qualifying - 1949 Newport Casino - 1948 Spring Lake Invitation Tournament - 1948 Newport Casino - 1941 Newport Casino - 1940 Newport Casino - 1939 Newport Casino - 1938 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1938 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1937 US Open - 1936 Longwood Bowl - 1936 Nassau Bowl - 1936 Newport Casino - 1936 US Open - 1935 US Open - 1934