|
Robert Clerk (other)
Robert Clerk was a British engineer officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. Robert Clerk may also refer to: * Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk, 11th Baronet, of the Clerk baronets *Robert Clerk (MP), in 1386, MP for Truro See also * Clerk (other) *Robert Clark (other) Robert, Bob, or Bobby Clark may refer to: Television and film *Robert Clark (actor) (born 1987), American-born Canadian television actor *Bob Clark (1939–2007), Canadian filmmaker *Bob Clark (television reporter), retired American television rep ... * Robert Clarke (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Clerk, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Clerk
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Clerk (c.1720 – 1797) was a British engineer officer who served in the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. His report on the state of the defences of Rochefort (Rochefort, Charente-Maritime) in 1757 was the main reason for that French naval port being chosen as the target for a major British expedition, the Raid on Rochefort, for which Clerk was appointed chief engineer. Early career Robert Clerk (sometimes spelled Clark or Clarke) was born about 1720, the son of an Edinburgh physician. John Entick speaks of him as a worthy, intelligent, skilful officer.The Life of Major-General James Wolfe by Robert Wright, published by Chapman and Hall, London, 1864 London, 1864. However Horace Walpole wrote, ''”There was a young Scot, by name Clarke, ill-favoured in his person, with a cast in his eyes, of intellects not very sound, but quick, bold, adventurous.”''Memoirs of The Reign of King George the Second Vol III, by Horace Walpole, pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk, 11th Baronet
''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English. Traditionally, as governed by law and custom, Sir is used for men titled as knights, often as members of orders of chivalry, as well as later applied to baronets and other offices. As the female equivalent for knighthood is damehood, the female equivalent term is typically Dame. The wife of a knight or baronet tends to be addressed as Lady, although a few exceptions and interchanges of these uses exist. Additionally, since the late modern period, Sir has been used as a respectful way to address a man of superior social status or military rank. Equivalent terms of address for women are Madam (shortened to Ma'am), in addition to social honorifics such as Mrs, Ms or Miss. Etymolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerk Baronets
There has been one creation of a baronetcy with the surname Clerk () (as distinct from Clark, Clarke and Clerke). It was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia by Letters Patent dated 24 March 1679, for John Clerk of Pennycuik (or Penicuik; see Penicuik House). His father, the merchant John Clerk, had returned from Paris in 1647 with a considerable fortune and purchased the lands of Penicuik in Midlothian. The 1st Baronet acquired the lands of Lasswade, Midlothian, in 1700. The second Baronet built Mavisbank House near Loanhead between 1723 and 1727. The 3rd Baronet, James, laid out plans for a new town in 1770, inspired by the local plans for a New Town in Edinburgh which were by then coming into reality. The rebuilding included a new church, St Mungos, in 1771, reputedly by Sir James himself. The family are said by Anderson (1867) to date from at least 1180 AD when one of them appeared as a witness to a donation to Holyrood Abbey by William The Lion. John Scougal is known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Clerk (MP)
Robert Clerk was a Member of Parliament for Truro Truro (; kw, Truru) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cornwall, England. It is Cornwall's county town, sole city and centre for administration, leisure and retail trading. Its ... in 1386. There is no other information recorded of them. References 14th-century births Year of death missing English MPs 1386 Members of the Parliament of England for Truro {{14thC-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerk (other)
A clerk is someone who works in an office. A retail clerk works in a store. Office holder Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court. *Barristers' clerk, a manager and administrator in a set of barristers' chambers *Clerk (municipal official) *Court clerk *Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States *Clerk of the Closet, held by a diocesan bishop *Deputy Clerk of the Closet, the Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom *Patent clerk, or Patent examiner *Clerk (legislature) **Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada) **Clerk of the House of Commons, in the United Kingdom **Clerk of the Parliaments, in the United Kingdom **Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Former titles * Clerk of the Green Cloth, in the British Royal Household * Clerk of the Peace, in England and Wales Non-government titles * Clerk (Quaker), an administrative role within the Religious Society of Friends * Clerk (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Clark (other)
Robert, Bob, or Bobby Clark may refer to: Television and film *Robert Clark (actor) (born 1987), American-born Canadian television actor *Bob Clark (1939–2007), Canadian filmmaker *Bob Clark (television reporter), retired American television reporter for the ABC network *Bobby Clark (juvenile actor) (1944–2021), American film and television actor *Bobby Clark (comedy actor) (1888–1960), vaudevillian, performed on stage, films, television, & the circus *Robert Clark (film executive) (1905–1984), Scottish film executive Literature *Robert Clark (author) (born 1952), American novelist * Robert Clark (poet), see 1911 in poetry *Robert Clark (academic), co-founded ''The Literary Encyclopedia'' Sports Association football (soccer) * Robert Clark (footballer, born 1903) (1903–1970), English footballer for Liverpool F.C. *Bobby Clark (footballer, born 1945), Scottish footballer * Robert Clark (footballer, born 1962), Scottish association football player * Bobby Clark (football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
