Lionel Herbert Clarke (July 20, 1859 – August 29, 1921) was a

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-born businessman and the 12th

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, Canada. In 1911, he was appointed the first chairman of the Toronto Harbour Commission The son of William Clarke and Clara Piggott Strange, he was educated in Port Hope. In 1891, Clarke married Anne Clara Gertrude Small. In 1893, Lionel partnered with "barley king"

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as L. H. Clarke and Company, malt dealers, then in 1900 they established the Canada Malting Company Limited of which Clarke became president in 1908. Clarke was appointed lieutenant governor November 20, 1919. Diagnosed with stomach cancer, Clarke died at Government House, Toronto. After a state funeral, he was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

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''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=8078 1859 births 1921 deaths Businesspeople from Ontario Canadian brewers Lieutenant Governors of Ontario People from Guelph Deaths from stomach cancer Deaths from cancer in Ontario {{Canada-viceroy-stub