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Sir Rupert Clarke, 2nd Baronet

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SirRupert Clarke2nd Baronet
BornRupert Turner Havelock Clarke
(1865-05-16)16 May 1865
Rupertswood, Sunbury, Victoria
Died25 December 1926(1926-12-25) (aged 61)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Occupation(s)pastoralist and entrepreneur
TitleBaronet
Spouses
Amy Mary Cumming ​ ​(m. 1886; div. 1909)​
Elsie Florence Tucker ​ ​(m. 1918)​
Parents
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Province
In office
June 1897 (1897-06) – May 1904 (1904-05)

Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke, 2nd Baronet (1865–1926), 2nd Baronet of Rupertswood, pastoralist and entrepreneur, member of parliament and company director. He was the son of Sir William John Clarke. Sir William was made a baronet by Queen Victoria for the huge sums he had given to various causes.

Succeeding to the baronetcy on his father's death in May 1897, Rupert followed him into the Legislative Council of Victoria as member for Southern Province, retaining the seat until 1904. Sir Rupert married Elsie Tucker, with whom he had a son, also Rupert, who would inherit the title.

References

Select bibliography

  • J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vols 1, 3 (Melb, 1903, 1905);
  • H. H. Peck, Memoirs of a Stockman (Melb, 1942);
  • L. G. Houston, Ministers of Water Supply in Victoria (Melb, 1965);
  • R. Gibson, My Years in the Communist Party (Melb, 1966);
  • P. M. Power, From These Descended (Kilmore, Vic, 1977);
  • Tocsin, 28 Jan 1904; Weekly Times (Melbourne), 21 Aug 1909; Punch (Melbourne), 16 Apr 1914; Age (Melbourne), 14 Feb 1955;
  • W. Howat, annals of the Clarke family (State Library of Victoria). More on the resources
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded byWilliam Clarke Baronet
(of Rupertswood)
1897–1926 		Succeeded byRupert Clarke
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