Sir Robert Clarke, 2nd Baronet
Sir Robert Clarke, 2nd Baronet (1683 – November 1746)[1] was a British politician and lawyer.
Biography
He was the older son of Sir Samuel Clarke, 1st Baronet and his wife Mary Thompson, daughter of Robert Thompson.[2] In 1719, he succeeded his father as baronet.[3] He was called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1701.[4] Clarke entered the British House of Commons in 1717, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cambridgeshire until 1722.[5]
Family
Clarke married Mary Barnardiston, only daughter of Arthur Barnardiston, and had by her ten children.[2] Clarke died in 1746 and was succeeded in the baronetcy successively by his sons Samuel and Robert.[2] After the death of his last surviving son Arthur, the sixth baronet, the title became extinct.[3]
References
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kimber, Edward (1771). Richard Johnson, ed. The Baronetage of England: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets. vol. II. London: Thomas Wotton. p. 531.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Burke, John (1841). John Bernhard Burke, ed. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: Scott, Webster, and Geary. p. 117.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Sir Robert Clarke, 2nd Bt". Retrieved 6 April 2007.
- ↑ "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Cambridgeshire". Retrieved 13 July 2009.
| Parliament of Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Bromley John Jenyns |
Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire 1717 – 1722 With: John Bromley 1717–1718 Francis Whichcote 1718–1722 |
Succeeded by Lord Harley Sir John Hynde Cotton, Bt |
| Baronetage of England | ||
| Preceded by Samuel Clarke |
Baronet (of Snailwell) 1719–1746 |
Succeeded by Samuel Clarke |