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William Clarke William Clarke i(A61957 works by) (a.k.a. Sir William John Clarke)
Born: Established: 31 Mar 1831 Van Diemen's Land (1803-1856), Tasmania, ; Died: Ceased: 17 Jan 1897 Victoria,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

An Australian pastoralist, cattle-breeder, politician, philanthropist and prominent Freemason, William John Clarke was eldest of three sons of William John Turner Clarke (1805- 1874). IN 1882 he was appointed a baronet by Queen Victoria in 1882 for his services as president of the Melbourne Exhibition in 1880-81 and for his prominence as a colonist. Clarke also received an honorary LL.D. from Cambridge in 1886, and in London was a member of the Victorian Commission to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition.

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Notes

  • Clarke was born at Lovely Banks, a property situated near Hobart Town, Tasmania.

  • Clarke's son Rupert succeeded him as Baronet. The baronetcy of Clarke of Rupertswood is one of only two active hereditary titles in Australia.

  • For further details see Sylvia Morrissey. 'Clarke, Sir William John (1831–1897)' Australian Dictionary of Biography 3 (1969).

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