George Clarke
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George Clarke | |
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George Clarke (1661-1736)
(Studio of Godfrey Kneller) |
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Secretary at War | |
In office 1690–1704 |
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Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | William Blathwayt |
Succeeded by | Henry St John |
George Clarke (7 May 1661–22 October 1736),[1] was an English architect and Tory politician.
The son of Sir William Clarke, he enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was Secretary at War in Ireland from 1690 to 1692 and in England from 1693 to 1704 under William III of England and Queen Anne. He served as secretary to Prince George of Denmark, Queen Anne's consort and the Lord High Admiral and Generalissimo of England.[1]
He was successively Member of Parliament for Winchelsea from 1702 to 1705, coinciding with his office as Joint Secretary of the Admiralty, East Looe from 1705 to 1708, and Launceston from 1711 to 1713. Over the latter period he was Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 20 December 1710 until 14 October 1714, when he was dismissed following the accession of George I. He returned to the House of Commons, in a by-election, as MP for Oxford University in 1717, serving until his death, although at the time of his last election in 1734 he had lost his left eye and was losing sight in the other.[1]
He was also an amateur architect.[2] His known work is largely confined to Oxford, he is known to have worked with Nicholas Hawksmoor.
List of architectural works
- The library in the Peckwater Quad, Christ Church, Oxford (1717–38)
- Rebuilt The Queen's College, Oxford, with Hawksmoor (1710–21)
- The New Buildings, Magdalen College, Oxford (1733)
- The Hall, Chapel and Library, Worcester College, Oxford (1733–1753)
- The Rectory, Kingston Bagpuize (c.1723)
- Cokethorpe House, alterations (c.1710)
Gallery of architectural work
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Front, Worcester College, Oxford
References
- George Clarke Print Collection
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1702–1705 With: James Hayes |
Succeeded by George Dodington James Hayes |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for East Looe 1705–1707 With: Sir Henry Seymour, Bt |
Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain |
Parliament of Great Britain | ||
Preceded by
Parliament of England
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Member of Parliament for East Looe 1707–1708 With: Sir Henry Seymour, Bt |
Succeeded by Harry Trelawny Sir Henry Seymour, Bt |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Launceston 1711–1713 With: Francis Scobell |
Succeeded by Edward Herle John Anstis |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Oxford University 1717–1736 With: William Bromley 1717–1732 Viscount Cornbury 1732–1736 |
Succeeded by Viscount Cornbury William Bromley |
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