Stanley J. St. Clair

Stanley J. “Stan” St. Clair is the author of numerous published books and the sole proprietor of St. Clair Publications found at http://stclairpublications.com which publishes POD paperbacks and e-books for authors around the world, and has a Classic Book Division. He is also the cofounder of St. Clair Research at www.stclairresearch.com along with Steve St. Clair, and its worldwide Family DNA study.

After graduating from Franklin High School in Franklin, North Carolina in 1964, Stan began Religious Studies at Beulah Heights University in Atlanta, later earning a BRE from Covington Theological Seminary in Rossville, Georgia. He also studied Creative Writing at Tennessee State University in Nashville in the early 1990s and was granted an honorary PhD from Abide University in 2020.

Stan is also a graduate of the Life Underwriters Training Council in Washington, DC, and has a Fellowship Designation (LUTCF). He enjoyed a very successful career in insurance marketing and management for over forty years which enabled him to travel extensively around the U.S. and to ten foreign countries including China.

He was knighted by The Supreme Military Order of the Temple at Jerusalem (SMOTJ) in Metro Atlanta in April, 2003 and transferred his Knighthood status to OSMTJ-KTOA in February, 2020.

He has been involved with Kiwanis International since 1984, serving as President of his local club six times, and Lieutenant Governor of the Kentucky / Tennessee District for one year.

He served as a Commissioner of the Scottish Clan Sinclair, U.S.A. for a number of years, and as Eastern Vice President for three years.

His extensive research book series, Most Comprehensive Origins of Clichés, Proverbs and Figurative Expressions, which took ten years to produce, has been recognized by professors, newspaper columnists, editors, ministers and others as some of the best in their genre. The original volume, first published in 2013, made its way into libraries across America, has been used to teach English as a second language, and referenced in a doctorate thesis for Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. This first book is owned by several well-known people, including the Governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee.

Stan also writes a weekly column for his local newspaper, The Southern Standard, and one in a neighboring town, as well as three online sites, including The Templar Banner, the official organ of the KTOA (Knights Templar of America).

Stan has three living children, one deceased son, one stepdaughter, sixteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. He and his wife, Rhonda, live in Tennessee.