Henry Clarke was born 22 June 1822 in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland to William Clarke (bef1822) and (unknown) Johnston (bef1822) and died 22 November 1907 Avoca, St. Paul-street, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia of stroke. He married Jane Rayner (c1829-1880) 30 November 1847 in New South Wales, Australia.
Henry Clarke (22 June 1822 – 22 November 1907) was an Australian businessman and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Clarke was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to New South Wales in 1841 and he farmed for a while at Broulee. He returned to Sydney and married Jane Rayner in 1847 and they eventually had eleven children. He and Robert Gee established a successful shipping agency and owned three ships operating between Sydney and Melbourne by 1861. In the early 1860s, he lived for a period at Bergalia station near Moruya, but returned to Sydney in 1865 and worked at his agency until 1894.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William John Clarke (1848-1849) | 10 November 1848 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 30 April 1849 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Georgiana Sarah Clarke (c1850-c1925) | |||
| Henry Joseph Clarke (1852-1854) | 12 February 1852 Kent-street North, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 17 September 1854 Kent-street North, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| William Clarke (c1855-1925) | 1855 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 28 August 1925 17 Watson-street, Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia | Alice Frances Jane Blake (c1856-1924) |
| Henry Clarke (1857-1858) | |||
| Charlotte Jane Clarke (1859-1916) | |||
| Florence Caroline Clarke (c1861) | |||
| Frederick Rayner Clarke (c1863-1920) | |||
| Agnes Maude Clarke (c1865-1935) | |||
| Arthur Johnstone Clarke (c1868-1943) | |||
| Ada Blanche Clarke (c1869-c1939) | |||
Parliamentary career
In 1860, he contested the seat of Eden and lost to Daniel Egan. In 1869 he re-contested Eden and won. He held the seat continually until he was beaten 1894 by William Wood and then after a gap of 13 months won a by-election for Bega, which he held until 1904. He was briefly Postmaster General in early 1889. He was noted as a hard-working parliamentarian.[1]
Clarke died in Randwick. On his eightieth birthday he had claimed to have two hundred grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
References
- ^ "Mr Henry Clarke (1822 - 1907)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/3464db4a7efa4987ca256cbd008204d4?OpenDocument. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
| Assembly seats | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel Egan |
Member for Eden 1869 – 1880 |
Succeeded by Henry Clarke James Garthan |
| Preceded by Henry Clarke |
Member for Eden 1880 – 1894 Served alongside: Garthan |
Succeeded by William Wood |
| Preceded by Thomas Rawlinson |
Member for Bega 1895 – 1904 |
Succeeded by William Wood |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Clarke, Henry |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian businessman and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22 June 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 22 November 1907 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Randwick, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia |
Footnotes (including sources)
| ‡ General |
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| ₪ Wedding |
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| ¢ Children |
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