Peter Clark MacFarlane (March 8, 1871 – June 9, 1924) was a novelist in the United States.

[3] In 1912 he wrote a critique of then-governor and Democratic Party presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson.

[7] With a goal of improving his writing, he joined the United States military during World War 1, entering Germany with the Second army division, then transferring to the Seventy-Seventh for action at Vesle, and then serving with the Marines at St.

[2] MacFarlane shot himself in the head at the San Francisco morgue on June 9, 1924, leaving a note discussing his incurable kidney disease and mental toil regarding self-expression.

[2] MacFarlane was frequently published in The American Magazine, Collier's, and the Saturday Evening Post where his articles on politics received significant attention.