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Alexander Clerke
Clerke in 1850-1876
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Longford
In office
1853–1856
Preceded byJoseph Archer
Succeeded byRobert Kermode
Personal details
Born17 March 1804
Skibbereen, Ireland
Died20 March 1877 (age 73)
Leven, Tasmania
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Political partyNone

Alexander Clerke (17 March 1804 – 20 March 1877)[1][2] was an Irish politician in Tasmania, who was a member of the electoral division of Longford from 1853 to 1856.[3]

Life

Clerke grew up in a middle class family in Skibbereen.[4] He trained as an engineer while his brother, Thomas, became a lawyer and moved to New York, United States. In 1853, he became the member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in Longford, and stayed in that position for three years. He died at his property "Sea View," near Leven, on 20 March 1877, three days after his 73rd birthday, in Tasmania.

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Clerke". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "THE LATE MR. ALEX. CLERKE". Launceston Examiner. Vol. XXXVII, no. 35. Tasmania, Australia. 22 March 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "MLC's colonial period 1825-1855". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "The Clerkes: An Anglo Irish Family in Colonial Tasmania" (PDF). June 1996. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2018.
Tasmanian Legislative Council Preceded byJoseph Archer Member for Longford 1853–1856 Succeeded byRobert Kermode Tasmanian House of Assembly Preceded byWilliam Champ Adye Douglas John Rogers Member for Launceston 1857–1860 Succeeded byJoseph Cohen Preceded byRobert Kermode Member for Ringwood 1862–1863 Succeeded byAlfred Horne Tasmanian Legislative Council Preceded byWilliam Nairn Member for Meander 1869–1871 Succeeded byJohn Thomson Tasmanian House of Assembly Preceded byFrederick Houghton Member for Ringwood 1872–1874 Succeeded byWilliam Gellibrand


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