Sir George Anthony Clark, 3rd Baronet, DL (24 January 1914 – 20 February 1991) was an Orangeman and unionist

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. The son of

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, of Dunlambert, Clark studied at

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before becoming a farmer and company director. At the

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, he was elected for the

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in Belfast Dock, although he lost his seat at the 1945 general election.Northern Ireland Parliamentary Elections Results: Biographies
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, he served as a captain in the

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, and in 1951, he succeeded as the 3rd Baronet. Clark was elected to the

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in 1951, serving until 1969, and acting as a Deputy Speaker from 1957 until 1959. In 1954, he was appointed

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. In 1957, he became Grand Master of the Grand

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of Ireland, filling the position for ten years. From 1958 to 1961, he was the Imperial Grand President of the Imperial Grand Orange Council of the World. He also Deputy Lieutenant for the City of Belfast in 1961, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the

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from 1967 to 1972. From 1980 to 1990, he was President of the Ulster Unionist Council, then became its Patron until his death the following year. He married Nancy Catherine Clark (born 1927 d, 2016), her maiden name also being Clark, of Upperlands, County Londonderry. They had one daughter, Elizabeth (Reid). He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother, Sir Colin Clark, 4th Baronet.

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