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]

Alexander Clerke
Clerke in 1850-1876
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Longford
In office
1853–1856
Preceded byJoseph Archer
Succeeded byRobert Kermode
Personal details
Born17 March 1804
Skibbereen, Ireland
Died20 March 1877 (age 73)
Leven, Tasmania
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Political partyNone

Life

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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

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  1. ^ "Alexander Clerke". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "MLC's colonial period 1825-1855". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "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 by Member for Longford
1853–1856
Succeeded by
Tasmanian House of Assembly
Preceded by Member for Launceston
1857–1860
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Ringwood
1862–1863
Succeeded by
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for Meander
1869–1871
Succeeded by
Tasmanian House of Assembly
Preceded by Member for Ringwood
1872–1874
Succeeded by