John Creemer Clarke
John Creemer Clarke (1821 – 11 February 1895)[1] was an English merchant and manufacturer and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 to 1885.
Early life
Clarke was the son of Robert Clarke of St Giles in the Wood, Devon and his wife Graciana Creemer, daughter of John Creemer of Exbourne Devon.
Career
He was a cloth merchant and manufacturer and chairman of Abingdon Railway Company. He was a J.P. for Abingdon.[2]
At the 1874 general election, Clarke was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abingdon.[3] He was re-elected in 1880[3] and he held the seat until he retired from Parliament at the 1885 general election.[4]
Other work
Clarke was a philanthropist who helped fund the building of Trinity church and the cottage hospital at Abingdon.[5][6]
He was on the governing body of Abingdon School until 1895.[7]
Clarke married firstly in 1845 Anna Maria Avis, daughter of John Avis of Minehead Somerset. She died in 1848 and in 1849 he married secondly Elizabeth Joyce, daughter of John Joyce of Timberscombe Somerset.[2]
References
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "A" (part 1)
- Debrett's House of Commons 1881
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 26. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Trinity Church Abingdon
- Oxford and Oxfordshire News Tuesday 7 May 2002
- "School Notes" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Creemer Clarke
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Charles Hugh Lindsay |
Member of Parliament for Abingdon 1874 – 1885 |
Succeeded by Philip Wroughton |