George John Edwin Clark (19 March 1834 – 6 February 1907) was an Australian farmer and politician.

Early life

Born in

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, he was educated in England at

Camberwell Collegiate School The Camberwell Collegiate School was a private school in Camberwell, London, England. It was located on the eastern side of Camberwell Grove, directly opposite the Grove Chapel. The school was opened in 1835, as an Anglican school under the pa ...

Pastoral life

In 1865 he settled in the Darling Downs in

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, where his older brother

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had been living since 1861. In 1868 the brothers bought the Old Talgai sheep farming station, where George proved to be a very successful breeder of sheep. In 1868, George Clark commissioned architect

Richard George Suter Richard George Suter (1827–1894) was an architect in Queensland, Australia. Many of his buildings are now heritage-listed. Early life Richard George Suter trained as an architect in London under his father after completing a Bachelor of A ...

to construct a grand homestead.

Talgai Homestead Talgai Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Allora, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect Richard George Suter for Queensland pastoralist and politician George Clark and was built in 1868. It was a ...

is now listed on the

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Political life

He served as in the

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from 1867 to 1868 as the

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(MLA) for

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. The seat was later held from 1871 to 1873 by his brother

Later life

Clark died in 1907 and was buried in

Allora Cemetery Allora Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on Allora-Clifton Road, Allora, Queensland, Allora, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1864. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 27 April 2001. His ...

.Allora Cemetery QLD
– Australian Cemetery Index. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

References

1834 births 1907 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly People from the Darling Downs People educated at Camberwell Collegiate School 19th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub