Simon Clarke (other)
Simon Clarke may refer to: *Simon Clarke (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer *Simon Clarke (politician) (born 1984), British Conservative MP *Simon Clarke (cyclist) (born 1986), Australian road and former track cyclist *Simon Clarke (rugby union) (1938–2017), English rugby union player *Simon Clarke of the Clarke baronets *Simon Clarke (sociologist) (1946–2022), English sociologist *Sir Simon Haughton Clarke, 9th Baronet (1764–1832), West Indies merchant See also *Simon Toulson-Clarke, lead singer and founder member of the pop group Red Box *Simon Clark (other) *Clarke (surname) Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English and Irish origin and comes from the Latin . Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name. Irish surname origin Clarke is a popular surname ...

Simon Clarke (footballer)
Simon Nathan Clarke (born 23 September 1971) is an English former footballer who played, as a left midfielder. Career Clarke was a product of West Ham United's youth system. He played for Chelmsford Schools before signing for West Ham, playing for their youth and reserve teams. He was limited to three substitute appearances for West Ham, his debut coming in the last minute of an away win against Watford in January 1991. He was to make only two further appearances for ''The Hammers'' before joining Kettering Town on loan in December 1992. He was released by West Ham in May 1993. Following his release by West Ham, Clarke dropped into Non-League football, re-signing for former club Kettering in the summer of 1993, becoming a "regular goalscorer" during his second spell at the club. In 1995, after two years at Kettering, Clarke joined Hendon, making his debut in a 2–0 loss against rivals Enfield in the Isthmian League. In the 1996–97 season, Clarke won Hendon's supporters' pl ...
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Simon Clarke (politician)
Simon Richard Clarke (born 28 September 1984) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from September to October 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland since 2017. Following Boris Johnson's appointment as Prime Minister, Clarke was appointed Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. He served as Minister of State for Regional Growth and Local Government from February to September 2020. In the 2021 British cabinet reshuffle, 2021 cabinet reshuffle he was returned to Government as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, becoming the youngest cabinet minister in the ministry. After Johnson resigned in 2022, Clarke supported Liz Truss's bid to become Conservative leader. Following Truss's appointment as Prime Minister, he was appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, a pos ...
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Simon Clarke (cyclist)
Simon Clarke (born 18 July 1986) is an Australian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He previously rode for the (2011) and (2012–2015) teams in the UCI World Tour. Before turning professional, Clarke competed in track cycling as an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He is not related to fellow Australian cyclist and past teammate Will Clarke. Professional career At the 2012 Vuelta a España, Clarke won the fourth stage of the race, after being a part of an early breakaway that made it home on the mountainous race. The only other survivor of the break was 's Tony Martin, whom Clarke out sprinted to claim his first professional victory. During the twentieth stage, Clarke placed first at the first three of five categorised climbs, to win the most combative rider for the stage and to secure himself the blue polka-dot jersey, as winner of the mountains classification. In September 2015, it was announced that Clarke would jo ...
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Simon Clarke (rugby Union)
Simon John Scott Clarke (2 April 1938 – 12 October 2017) was an English rugby union footballer who played internationally for England. He also played first-class cricket. Clarke, a scrum-half, made his Test debut in the 1963 Five Nations Championship. He appeared in all four fixtures, to help England claim their 17th title. Soon after, he took part in England's 1963 tour of Australasia. He played two Tests against New Zealand and one against Australia in Sydney, scoring the only try of his career in the latter. The following year, New Zealand toured England and Clarke played a Test against the All Blacks at Twickenham. He played the remaining five Tests of his career during both the 1964 and 1965 Five Nations Championships. A right-handed batsman, Clarke got his first taste of first-class cricket in 1958 when he played for a Combined Services team against Lancashire. He made further first-class appearances in 1961 and 1962, for Cambridge University , mottoeng ...
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Clarke Baronets
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clarke (as distinct from Clark, Clerk and Clerke), two in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Clarke Baronetcy, of Salford Shirland in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 May 1617 for Simon Clarke. He later supported the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The fifth Baronet was convicted of highway robbery. He managed to escape the death penalty but was deported to Jamaica. The 6th baronet owned slaves and a plantation in Jamaica. He sent 5-year-old Amelia Lewsham as a present to his son.Kathleen Chater, 'Lewsham , Amelia (b. c.1748, d. in or after 1798)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2010; online edn, May 201accessed 28 Jan 2017/ref> The title became either extinct or dormant on the death of the eleventh Baronet in 1898. Henry Stephenson Clarke ...
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Simon Clarke (sociologist)
Simon Clarke (26 March 1946 - 27 December 2022) was a British sociologist specialising in social theory, political economy, labour relations, and the history of sociology. He had a particular interest in employment relations in China, Vietnam, and the former-Soviet nations. He was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Warwick. Biography Simon Clarke was born in London, the son of writer Tom Clarke. He was educated at The Hall and Bryanston School. He studied economics at Clare College, Cambridge, graduating with a first class degree in 1967. After a year spent teaching economics in the Department of Political Economy at University College London, Clarke began studying for a PhD at the University of Essex under the supervision of Alasdair MacIntyre; his thesis was entitled ''The Structuralism of Claude Lévy-Strauss''. In 1972 Clarke joined the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick where he remained until his retirement in 2009. He was head of the R ...
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Sir Simon Haughton Clarke, 9th Baronet
Sir Simon Haughton Clarke, 9th Baronet (1764–1832) was a West Indies merchant, said to be the seventh richest man in England. He had a notable collection of paintings at his mansion at Oakhill. His estate, bought in 1821, ran from Chase Side, Southgate to High Road, Whetstone. After his death, his widow and sons lived at Oakhill until 1857 when the estate was broken up. He is remembered in a monument at St Mary the Virgin churchyard in East Barnet, originally visible from Oakhill house. Family Clarke had at least two sons with his wife, both of whom were baronets. They were: * Sir Simon Haughton Clarke, 10th Baronet * Sir Philip Haughton Clarke, 11th Baronet See also * Clarke baronets References External links * 1764 births 1832 deaths East Barnet 18th-century British businesspeople Baronets in the Baronetage of England 19th-century British businesspeople British slave owners Clarke baronets {{England-baronet-stub ...
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Simon Toulson-Clarke
Simon Toulson-Clarke is the English lead singer and a founder member of the 1980s/1990s pop group Red Box. He was educated at Harrow School and in the late 1970s, he studied in London at the Polytechnic of Central London where he formed the band along with Julian Close, Paddy Talbot, Rob Legge and Martin Nickson. He released an album in 1997 with Alastair Gavin and Phill Brown titled ''SPA'', which was a tribute to American comic Bill Hicks William Melvin Hicks (December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His material—encompassing a wide range of social issues including religion, politics, and philosophy—wa .... In 2010, a third Red Box album was released, titled '' Plenty''. Toulson-Clarke and fellow band members Derek Adams, Paul Bond, Dave Jenkins, Sally Jo-Seery and Karin Tenggren are currently in the studio recording a new album. References External links * Living people People educa ...
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Simon Clark (other)
Simon Clark may refer to: *Simon Clark (novelist) (born 1958), English horror novel writer *Simon Clark (broadcaster) (born 1960), British television sports presenter and correspondent * Simon Clark (Australian footballer) (born 1967), Australian rules footballer for Richmond *Simon Clark (English footballer) (born 1967), English former professional footballer and manager *Andy Clark (musician) (Simon Andrew Clark), English keyboard and synthesizer player See also * Simon Clarke (other) *Clark (surname) Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated ...