William Clerke (other)
William Clerke may refer to: *William Clerke (MP) (died 1587), MP for Devizes, Wilton and Calne * William Clerke (writer) *Sir William Clerke, 2nd Baronet (1643–1678), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Clerke, 3rd Baronet (c. 1662–1699), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Clerke, 5th Baronet (died c. 1738), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet (1751–1818), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Henry Clerke, 9th Baronet (1793–1861), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Henry Clerke, 10th Baronet (1822–1882), of the Clerke baronets *Sir William Francis Clerke, 11th Baronet (1856–1930), of the Clerke baronets See also *William Clerk (other) William Clerk may refer to: *William Clerk (administrator), clerk to the Privy Chamber of Henry VIII of England *William Clerk (jurist) (died 1655) *William Clerk (MP died 1415) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis *William Clerk (MP for Wycombe) (fl.1 ... * William Clarke (other) {{hndis, Cle ...
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William Clerke (MP)
William Clerke (by 1527–1587?), of Ponsbourne, Hertfordshire, was an English politician. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wilton (UK Parliament constituency), Wilton April 1554, November 1554, 1555, 1558 and 1572, for Calne (UK Parliament constituency), Calne in 1563 and for Devizes (UK Parliament constituency), Devizes in 1571. References

1587 deaths People from Welwyn Hatfield (district) English MPs 1554 English MPs 1554–1555 English MPs 1555 English MPs 1558 English MPs 1563–1567 English MPs 1571 English MPs 1572–1583 Year of birth uncertain {{1563-England-MP-stub ...
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William Clerke (writer)
William Clerke (fl. 1595) was an English writer. Life Clerke matriculated as a sizar of Trinity College, Cambridge, in June 1575, became a scholar of that house, and in 1578-9 proceeded Bachelor of Arts. He was soon afterward elected a fellow of his college, and in 1582 he commenced Master of Arts. There was a William Clerke, possibly the same, who was admitted to St. Paul's School on the recommendation of Mr. Malyne, and who received money 3 June 1579 and 20 February 1579–80, on going to Cambridge, from Robert Nowel's estate. Works He is the supposed author of: *'The Triall of Bastardie. ... Annexed at the end of this Treatise, touching the prohibition of Marriage, a Table of the Levitical, English, and Positive Canon Catalogues, their concordance and difference,' Lond. 1594, 4to. *'Polimanteia, or, the meanes lawfull and unlawfull, to judge of the fall of a Common-wealth against the frivolous and foolish conjectures of this age. Whereunto is added a letter from England to ...
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Clerke Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created for members of the Clerke family. One creation is extant as of 2008. The Clerke Baronetcy, of Hitcham in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 July 1660 for John Clerke. He was a descendant of Sir John Clerke (d. 1539), who in 1513 captured the Duke of Longueville at the Battle of the Spurs. The seventh Baronet was killed in action at the Battle of Saratoga in 1778. The ninth baronet was a lieutenant-colonel and in the 52nd Regiment and fought at the Battle of Waterloo. Shabbington in Buckinghamshire was the seat of the baronetcy from its creation in 1660 until Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet sold the manor in 1716. The Clerke Baronetcy, of Launde Abbey in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 18 June 1661 for Clement Clerke, an entrepreneur and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He was a descendant of Robert Clerke, brother of Sir John Clerke (died 1539), ancestor of the Clerk ...
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Sir William Clerke, 8th Baronet
Sir William Henry Clerke, 8th Baronet (25 November 1751 – 10 April 1818) was an English clergyman, rector of Bury, Lancashire. Education Clerke, of North Weston, Thame and an old Buckinghamshire family, was born 25 November 1751. He was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon, (now Abingdon School). He received his later education at Christ Church, Oxford, and was a Bachelor of Civil Law and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Peerage In 1778 he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his elder brother Francis, who was the favourite aide-de-camp to General John Burgoyne in North America, and was mortally wounded at Saratoga. Career When dying, Francis asked Burgoyne to endeavour, on his return to England, to procure preferment for his brother, who had taken orders. The twelfth Earl of Derby, at the instance no doubt of General Burgoyne, who had married the earl's aunt, presented Clerke to the rectory of Bury, to which he was instituted 6 February 177 ...
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William Clerk (other)
William Clerk may refer to: *William Clerk (administrator), clerk to the Privy Chamber of Henry VIII of England *William Clerk (jurist) (died 1655) *William Clerk (MP died 1415) for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis *William Clerk (MP for Wycombe) (fl.1399-1420), MP and mayor *William Clerk (MP for Calne), in 1415, MP for Calne *William Clerk (MP for Northampton), in 1417, MP for Northampton See also * William the Clerk *William Clerke (other) *William Clark (other) William Clark (1770–1838) was an American soldier and explorer; governor of Missouri Territory. William Clark may also refer to: Business * W. H. Clark (brewer) (William Henry Clark, c. 1815–c. 1870), brewer in South Australia * William Bell ...