Alfred Henry Clarke

Alfred Henry Clarke
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Essex South
In office
1904–1917
Preceded by Mahlon K. Cowan
Succeeded by John Wesley Brien
Personal details
Born October 25, 1860
Manilla, Canada West
Died January 30, 1942 (aged 81)
Political party Liberal
Committees Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Alfred Henry Clarke (October 25, 1860 – January 30, 1942) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Manilla, Canada West, Clarke was educated at the Public School of Manilla and the Oakwood High School. In addition to studying law at the University of Toronto, he was also a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, a County Crown Attorney, and a Clerk of the Peace and Local Master in Chancery in Essex. Clarke was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Essex South in the general elections of 1904. Standing as a Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.

He became a judge of the Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division in 1921 until 1942.

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