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Sir Frank Grenville Clarke
- Born
- 14 March 1879 (Sunbury, Victoria, Australia)
- Died
- 13 February 1955
- Parents
- William John, grazier, and Janet Marion Snodgrass
- Marriage
Religion: Church of England
Marital Status: 24 July 1901 Nina Ellis Cotton; 3s. 3d.
Father was MLC Southern 1878-1897. Grandfather William John Turner Clarke MLC Southern 1856-1861, 1863-1870. Brother of Sir Rupert Clarke MLC Southern 1897-1904 and (William Lionel) Russell Clarke (q.v.). Uncle of Michael Clarke (q.v.).
- Education
- Scotch College, Melbourne University and Exeter College, Oxford
- Career
Grazier and company director
Onion and potato grower Korongah Park, Port Fairy for seven years, later owned sheep stations Thule, Deniliquin and Kiota, Murchison; joined Aust. Mercantile Land & Finance Company after Port Fairy and gradually became more involved in business than in pastoral activities; director Colonial Bank, Goldsborough Mort and Co., Aust. Mutual Provident Society, Perpetual Executors Trustees Association, Vic. board AMP, vice-chairman National BankĀ
- Party
- Non-Labor
Nationalist
United Australia Party
Liberal Party
Liberal Country Party
House | Electorate | Start | End | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legislative Council | Northern | 1 June 1913 | 1 June 1925 | ||
Legislative Council | Melbourne South | 1 June 1925 | 1 June 1937 | ||
Legislative Council | Monash | 1 June 1937 | 1 February 1955 |
*The Start date for Members elected after 1900 is the date they were elected. The start date for pre-1900 Members is the date they were sworn in.
- Speeches
- References
References: Australian Dictionary of Biography, 8.
Data Source: Browne, G, 'Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament 1900-84', 1985
- Award
- KBE 1926;
Last updated: 24th April 2019