Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet

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Sir John Clerke (1683-1727) was an English politician for a Surrey constituency in the early eighteenth century.^[1]

Clerke was the son of William Clerke, 3rd Baronet.^[2] He was elected the Tory M.P. for Haslemere in 1710; and tried to contest the seat in 1713 but was not backed.^[3]

Notes

↑ "The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
↑ Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 102–104.
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Parliament of Great Britain

Preceded by

Nicholas Carew

Member of Parliament for Haslemere
1710–1713
With: Theophilus Oglethorpe Jr.

Succeeded by

Thomas Onslow

Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain

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[1] "The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)

[2] Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 102–104.

[3] History of Parliament on line

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