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George Clarke (other)
George Clarke (1661–1736) was a British Judge Advocate General, Secretary at War, Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. George Clarke may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * George Clarke (filmmaker), film director from Northern Ireland * George Elliott Clarke (born 1960), Canadian poet and playwright * George Clarke (architect) (born 1974), British architect and television presenter * George Clarke (handyman), personality on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' *George Somers Leigh Clarke (1822–1882), English architect * George Clarke (singer), lead singer of Deafheaven * George Clarke (jazz musician) (1911–1985), American jazz saxophonist * George Clarke (actor) (1840–1906), American stage actor * George Clarke (comedian) (1886–1946), English stage comedian Politics *George Clarke (governor) (1676–1760), colonial New York, 1736–1743 *George Clarke (New Zealand pioneer) (1823–1913), pioneer and educationist *George Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe (1848 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Clarke
George Clarke (7 May 1661 – 22 October 1736), of All Souls, Oxford, was an English architect, print collector and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1702 and 1736. Life The son of Sir William Clarke, he enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He was returned in a contested by-election on 23 November 1685 as Member of Parliament for Oxford University, but never took his seat as Parliament had been prorogued. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was Secretary at War in Ireland from 1690 to 1692 and in England from 1693 to 1704 under William III of England and Queen Anne. He served as secretary to Prince George of Denmark, Queen Anne's consort and the Lord High Admiral and Generalissimo of England. Clarke was returned as Member of Parliament for Winchelsea at the 1702 English general election, coinciding with his office as Joint Secretary of the Admiralty. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |