The Honourable William John Turner Clarke [1]
Known as "Big" Turner
Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria
- Born
- 20 April 1805, Bridgwater (Somerset), England
- Died
- 13 January 1874, Essendon, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- William Clarke (yeoman)
- Mother
- Sarah Turner
- Married Elizabeth Dowling (daughter of The Revd George Pyke Dowling, CofE priest); father of The Hon Sir William John Clarke [1] [qv]
Parliamentary service
| Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria |
Career
- Rural worker.
- Arrived in Tas 1829.
- moved to Port Phillip District 1850.
- Butcher and meat contractor.
- Pastoralist.
- Landowner.
- Company dir.
Sources
Notes
Net value of estate more than £2,500,000.