| Julius Laurens Clarke | |
| Birth Date: | November 13, 1828 |
| Birth Place: | Chatham, Connecticut |
| Death Place: | Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Republican |
| 12th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts | |
| Term Start: | May 3, 1879 |
| Term End: | February 14, 1883 |
| Term Start2: | 1877 |
| Term End2: | May 5, 1879 |
| Predecessor2: | Charles Endicott |
| Title3: | 10th Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts |
| Term Start3: | October 28, 1869 |
| Term End3: | January 1, 1875 |
| Title4: | 7th Massachusetts Auditor |
| Term Start4: | December 1865 |
| Term End4: | 1869 |
| Governor4: | John Albion Andrew Alexander H. Bullock |
| Alma Mater: | Kimble Union Academy |
Julius Laurens Clarke (November 13, 1828 – November 22, 1907) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor, and as Massachusetts' Insurance Commissioner.
Clarke was born in Chatham, Connecticut, in an area that became Portland, Connecticut.
In 1845 Clarke started the first daily newspaper in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Worcester Transcript was started on the June 9, 1845.