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Clarke was born in Sunderland and brought up on a council estate in Washington. [3] His mother, Anne, worked at Oxclose Comprehensive School, where Clarke was a pupil.His father, a printer [4] died at the age of 26 from a water-skiing accident, George was 7 at the time. [5]
Along with his wife he purchased land in 1715 in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and built an estate called Hyde Park. [2] He became acting colonial governor of New York in 1736 following the death of William Cosby, serving until George Clinton arrived in 1743 to replace Cosby. Clarke then held the post of Lieutenant Governor until 1747.
Timothy Clayton discusses Clarke's print collection, noting "John Vanburgh, Alexander Pope and George Vertue travelled to Oxford to use his library with its unique collection of notes and drawings by [Inigo] Jones" (Clayton 1992, p. 124). The library of Worcester College, Oxford houses Clarke's collection of books, MSS, prints and drawings.
Pacific Garden Mission is a homeless shelter which is located in the Near West Side section of Chicago, Illinois, it was founded in 1877 [1] by Colonel George Clarke and his wife, Sarah. Nicknamed "The Old Lighthouse", it is the largest homeless shelter in Chicago and among the oldest in the city, and, according to the PGM website, "is the ...
On 1 June 1871, Clarke married Caroline Emily, eldest daughter of General Peregrine Henry Fellowes, RM. She died in 1908. [1] Their only child, Constance Violet Clarke, was born 26 May 1879 and died 21 March 1909. He married, secondly, in 1910, to Phyllis Angelina Reynolds, a widow, daughter of George Morant of Shirley House, Carrickmacross. [1]
Claire Kittle is far more than just the wife of a football star, but she has no problem being labeled a WAG. Kittle, 30, has been married to San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle since April 2019 ...
The country legend made a powerful statement, according to his wife, Nancy Sepulvado.
George Clarke Simpson was born in Derby, England, the son of Arthur Simpson (the proprietor of a department store in East Street) and his wife, Alice Lambton Clarke. He was educated at Derby School. He then studied Science at Owens College in Manchester graduating BSc in 1900 and then doing postgraduate studies at the University of Göttingen.