Charles Carr Clerke (December 30, 1798 – December 24, 1877) was

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from March 9, 1830, until his death. He also served as rector of Milton, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire) from 1836 to 1875, Canon of Christ Church from 1845 until his death, and

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of Christ Church from 1853 until his death. The son of Sir William Henry Clerke, he was educated at

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, matriculating in 1814 at age 15; and graduating B.A. in 1818, M.A. in 1821, B.D. in 1830, canon and D.D. 1847. He was the author of a large number of visitation sermons and addresses, as well as devotional texts and treatises on ecclesiastical law. Clerke was a sponsor of the

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.Frederic Boase, ''Modern English Biography'', (Netherton and Worth, 1892) p. 646

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