The Honourable Sir William John Clarke [1]
1st Baronet Clarke of Rupertswood in the baronetage of the United Kingdom
Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria
- Born
- 31 March 1831, Lovely Banks, Tasmania
- Died
- 15 May 1897, Melbourne, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- The Hon William John Turner Clarke [1]
- Mother
- Elizabeth Dowling
- Married (1) Mary Walker (dau of The Hon John Walker [qv]); (2) Janet Marion Snodgrass; father of Francis Grenville Clarke [qv], The Hon Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke [qv] and The Hon William L R Clarke [qv]
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria |
Career
- LLD hc Cantab 1886.
- Pastoralist.
- Company dir.
- JP for Vic.
- Pres, Vic Football Assn 1877.
- Pres, Melb Cricket Club 1880-86.
- Philanthropist.
- Created baronet 1882.
Sources
Notes
Net value of estate "well over £1,000,000".