The Right Honourable George Sydenham Clarke
1st Baron Sydenham of Combe in the peerage of the United Kingdom
Governor of Victoria
- Born
- 4 July 1848, Swinderby (Lincolnshire), England
- Died
- 7 February 1933, London, England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Revd Walter John Clarke (CofE priest)
- Mother
- Maria Frances Mayor
- Married (1) Caroline Emily Fellowes (daughter of General Peregrine Henry Fellowes); (2) Phyllis Angelina Rosamond Morant (Mrs Reynolds)
Parliamentary service
| Governor of Victoria |
Career
- FRS 1896.
- Regular offr British Army 1868-1913 (retired as Colonel).
- Sec, Colonial Defence Committee 1885-92.
- Governor of Vic 1901-03.
- Governor of Bombay 1907-13.
- CMG 1887, KCMG 1893, GCMG 1905, GCIE 1907, GCSI 1911, created baron 1913, GBE 1917.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clarke-sir-george-sydenham-5669