Clarkson may refer to:
People
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Clarkson (surname)
Clarkson is a common English surname.
Etymology
It is derived from a patronymic form of an occupational name. The surname means "son of the clerk", and refers to a scribe or secretary. The surname is derived from the Old English ''clerc'', , whi ...
Given name
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Clarkson Nott Potter
Clarkson Nott Potter (April 25, 1825 – January 23, 1882) was a New York attorney and politician who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1869 to 1875, then again from 1877 to 1879.
Early life
Potter was born in ...
(1825–1882), American attorney and politician
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Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (3 December 179318 May 1867) was a prominent English painter (often inaccurately credited as William Clarkson Stanfield) who was best known for his large-scale paintings of dramatic marine subjects and landscapes. H ...
(1793–1867), English painter
Places
Australia
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Clarkson, Western Australia
Clarkson is an outer northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located 34 kilometres north of Perth's central business district in the City of Wanneroo.
While mostly a residential area, it also functions as a town centre, serving many surro ...
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Clarkson railway station, a
Transperth
Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...
station in the suburb
Canada
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Clarkson, Ontario
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Clarkson GO Station
Clarkson GO Station is a GO Transit railway station and bus station in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Lakeshore West line train service, serving the Clarkson neighbourhood.
History
The original railway station was located ab ...
, a station in the GO Transit network located in the community
South Africa
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Clarkson, Eastern Cape
Clarkson is a town in Kou-Kamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Moravian Mission village in the former Humansdorp district, 26 km south-east of Assegaaibos station and 60 km west of Humansdorp. It was establish ...
United States
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Clarkson, California, a
ghost town in California
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Clarkson, Kentucky
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Clarkson, Maryland Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. A postal office operated in the community from 14 September 1889 to 31 October 1931. Clarkson was the site of strategic simulations by the U.S. Army in 1922 training ...
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Clarkson, Missouri Clarkson is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories b ...
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Clarkson, Nebraska
Clarkson is a city in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 658 at the 2010 census.
History
Clarkson was platted in 1886 when it was certain that a new railroad line extended to the site. It was named for T. S. Clarkson, a ...
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Clarkson, New York
Clarkson is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The population was 6,736 at the 2010 census. The town is named after General Matthew Clarkson.
The Town of Clarkson is on the western border of the county and is west of the City ...
, a town
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Clarkson (CDP), New York Clarkson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County Monroe County may refer to seventeen counties in the United States, all named for James Monroe:
* Monroe County, Alabama
*Monroe County, Arkansas
* Monroe County, Florida
* Monroe Coun ...
, a census-designated place in the town
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Clarkson, Ohio
Clarkson is an unincorporated community in southwestern Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, clustered around the intersection of Clarkson and Sprucevale roads. For most of the 19th century, until the founding of Negley and ...
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Clarkson, Oklahoma Clarkson was a small community located north of the Cimarron River in Payne County, Oklahoma Territory. Founded by Dunkers (Church of the Brethren), the post office opened January 31, 1890, with Grant T. Johnson as the postmaster. The post office ...
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Clarkson, Texas
Clarkson is a near-ghost town in Milam County, Texas, United States, northeast of Cameron, with a reported population now of just 10 residents. Located on Farm-to-Market Road 1445, Clarkson's population peaked at 50 in the 1940s, and at that time ...
Education
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Clarkson College
Clarkson College is a private college in Omaha, Nebraska focused on the health sciences. The institution was founded in 1888 by Meliora Clarkson following the death of her husband Bishop Robert Clarkson of the Episcopal Church. It is affiliate ...
, Omaha, Nebraska, US
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Clarkson University
Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region and Beacon, New York. It was founded in 1896 and has an enr ...
, Potsdam, New York, US
Business
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Clarkson plc
Clarkson PLC, often referred to simply as Clarksons, is a provider of shipping services, and is headquartered in London. In 2011, Lloyd's List described the company's shipbroking service as the "undisputed heavyweight of the shipbroking market". ...
, a shipping services company
Television
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''Clarkson'' (TV series), a British chat show presented by Jeremy Clarkson
See also
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Clarkston (disambiguation)
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