Clarke baronets of Rupertswood (1882)

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The Clarke Baronetcy, of Rupertswood in the Colony of Victoria, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 29 December 1882 for the Australian landowner and philanthropist William Clarke. [1] The Clarke family was originally from Weston Zoyland, Somerset. William John Turner Clarke, father of the first Baronet, settled in Australia in 1829. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Victoria. Sir Francis Grenville Clarke (1879–1955), fifth son of the first Baronet, was President of the Legislative Council of Victoria between 1923 and 1943.

Clarke baronets, of Rupertswood (1882)

The heir apparent to the baronetcy is Rupert Robert William Clarke (born 1981), only son of the 4th Baronet. [5]

Notes

  1. "No. 25178". The London Gazette . 15 December 1882. p. 6390.
  2. "Clarke, Sir William John" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Clarke, Sir Rupert (Turner Havelock)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. "Clarke, Major Sir Rupert William John" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. 1 2 "Clarke, Sir Rupert (Grant Alexander)" . Who's Who . A & C Black.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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