William Clarke (Australian politician)
William Clarke (26 June 1843 – 9 March 1903) was an Australian businessman and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.[1]
Clarke was born in Melbourne, son of William Joseph Sayers Clarke by his marriage with Miss Mary Ann Welsford.[2] William Clarke married Mary Ann Mortimer on 25 June 1862 in Melbourne, later moving to Sydney.[2] Clarke was a Justice of the Peace for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia.[2]
On 24 November 1880 Clarke was elected member for Orange in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, until being defeated at the general election in January 1889.[1] Clarke was Minister of Justice in the administration of Sir Henry Parkes, from 20 January 1887 to 10 January 1889.[2] He held important positions in connection with financial institutions in the colonies, and became Managing Director of the London branch of the Standard Bank of Australia. He was a member of the New South Wales Commission in London for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1886.[2]
Clarke died on 9 March 1903 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Dunn, F. M. "Clarke, William (1843–1903)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mennell, Philip (1892). "
Clarke, William". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Andrew Kerr |
Member for Orange 1880–1889 Served alongside: Andrew Kerr (up to 1882) Thomas Dalton (from 1882) |
Succeeded by James Torpy |