Sir George Frederick Clucas,

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, JP (11 January 1870 – 11 November 1937) was a Manx politician and

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from 1919 to 1937. He was born in London in 1870, the son of George Pettmann Clucas (born George Pettman Clarke), an assistant master at

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. He was educated at

and Christ's College,

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. He was called to the English Bar in 1894, and to the Manx Bar in 1895. From 1915 to 1918, he served as a deputy director at the

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. He was elected MHK for Middle in 1908 and was

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from 1919 until his death in 1937. He was created

in 1927, and received a

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in the 1937 Coronation Honours. On 24 January 1911, he married Louisa Elizabeth Wynn Hughes-Games, the widow of

Arthur William Moore Arthur William Moore, CVO, SHK, JP, MA (6 February 1853 – 12 November 1909) was a Manx antiquarian, historian, linguist, folklorist, and former Speaker of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man. He published under the sobriquet A. W. Moore. ...

SHK. Upon hearing of the death of Sir Frederick in 1937 she also died."A Braddan romance"

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1870 births 1937 deaths Members of the House of Keys 1908–1913 Members of the House of Keys 1913–1919 Members of the House of Keys 1919–1924 Members of the House of Keys 1924–1929 Members of the House of Keys 1929–1934 Members of the House of Keys 1934–1946 Knights Bachelor Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Repton School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge {{IsleofMan-politician-stub