Alexander Clerke
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Alexander Clerke | |
|---|---|
 Clerke in 1850-1876 | |
| Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Longford | |
| In office 1853–1856 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Archer |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kermode |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1804 Skibbereen, Ireland |
| Died | 20 March 1877 (age 73) Leven, Tasmania |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Political party | None |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Alexander Clerke". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MLC's colonial period 1825-1855". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "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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