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'''Francis Clarke''' (25 March 1857{{spaced ndash}}18 May 1939) was an Australian politician.
'''Francis Clarke''' (25 March 1857 – 18 May 1939) was an [[Australia]]n politician. Born in [[Stroud, New South Wales]], the son of Thomas Clarke and Ellen Walsh. He attended [[St Stanislaus College]] at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] before becoming a surveyor. He was a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] from 1893 to 1898, representing the seats of [[Electoral district of Macleay|Macleay]] and [[Electoral district of Hastings (New South Wales)|Hastings and the Macleay]]. He was a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] from 1899–1900, representing the [[Protectionist Party]]. In 1901, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the Protectionist member for [[Division of Cowper|Cowper]]. He held the seat until his defeat in 1903 by [[Henry Lee (Australian politician)|Henry Lee]] of the [[Free Trade Party]]. He had also served as the mayor of [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]] in the late 1890s.


==Early life==
He died in 1939.<ref name=Psephos>{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-05-17}}</ref><ref name=nsw>{{cite web| title=Mr Francis Clarke (1857 - 1939 |url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/42d5e4f80adad985ca256cbd0012a071 |accessdate=16 February 2010}}</ref>
Clarke was born in [[Stroud, New South Wales|Stroud]], [[Colony of New South Wales]], the son of Thomas Clarke and Ellen Walsh. He attended [[St Stanislaus' College (Bathurst)|St Stanislaus' College]] at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] before becoming a surveyor.<ref name=nsw/>


==Historical relevance==
==Political career==
He was a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] from 1893 to 1898, winning the seat of [[Electoral district of Macleay|Macleay]] as the [[Protectionist Party]] candidate at the [[1893 Macleay colonial by-election|1893 by-election]],<ref>{{cite NSW election |title=1893 Macleay by-election |year=1891 |district=Macleay_1 |access-date=2020-10-10}}</ref> but it was abolished the following year and replaced by [[Electoral district of Hastings and Macleay|Hastings and Macleay]] which he won, holding it in 1895 and 1898.<ref name=nsw/><ref name="Green Hastings and Macleay">{{cite NSW election|title=Elections for the District of Hastings and Macleay |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Hastings and Macleay |access-date=2020-09-25}}</ref> Clarke played a role in expediting the re-inclusion of [[Edmund Barton]] in the Australasian Federal Convention for the establishment of the Australian Federation. Barton was a major driver in the Federation movement but as he lost his seat in the NSW Colonial parliament he faced exclusion from the discussions. To expedite his return to the political process Clarke resigned from his safe seat of Hastings and the Macleay triggering a by-election which Barton won with Clarke's endorsement.


Serving as an early alderman of the [[North Sydney Council|Borough of North Sydney]], Clarke served a single term as mayor (1898–1899).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220948226 |title=Borough of North Sydney |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=136 |date=15 February 1898 |access-date=8 April 2017 |page=1220 |via=Trove}}</ref> He was later appointed a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] from 1899–1900, representing the Protectionist Party.<ref name=nsw>{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Francis Clarke (1857-1939)|id=1024 |former=Yes |access-date=5 May 2019 }}</ref>
He is best noted for his role in expediting the re-inclusion of [[Edmund Barton]] in the Australasian Federal Convention for the establishment of the Australian Federation. Barton was a major driver in the Federation movement but as he lost his seat in the NSW Colonial parliament he faced exclusion from the discussions. To expedite his return to the political process Francis Clarke resigned from his safe seat of Hastings and the Macleay triggering a by-election which Barton won with Clarke's endorsement.


In 1901, he was elected to the [[Australian House of Representatives]] as the Protectionist member for [[Division of Cowper|Cowper]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=1901 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1901/1901repsnsw.txt |access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref> He held the seat until his defeat in 1903 by [[Henry Lee (Australian politician)|Henry Lee]] of the [[Free Trade Party]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carr |first=Adam |title=1903 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales |work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1903/1903repsnsw.txt |access-date=2021-05-17}}</ref>
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After leaving politics he was drafted as a member of the Royal Commission on Customs and Tariff 1904-07 and the Royal Commission on [[Northern Territory]] railways and ports (1913–1914). He had been a pioneer of surveying this hitherto undeveloped part of the Australian continent.

==Later life==
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After leaving politics he was drafted as a member of the Royal Commission on Customs and Tariffs 1904-07 and the Royal Commission on [[Northern Territory]] railways and ports (1913–1914). On 21 December 1933 he was granted permission to retain the title "[[The Honourable]]" because he had been a member of the first federal parliament.<ref name="part 9">{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=9 |access-date=2021-10-31}}</ref>

He died in [[Manly, New South Wales|Manly]] on {{death date and age|df=yes|1939|5|18|1857|3|25}}.<ref name=nsw/>


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Latest revision as of 10:46, 20 December 2023

The Honourable
Francis Clarke
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Cowper
In office
29 March 1901 – 16 December 1903
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byHenry Lee
Personal details
Born(1857-03-25)25 March 1857
Stroud, Colony of New South Wales
Died18 May 1939(1939-05-18) (aged 82)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyProtectionist Party
OccupationSurveyor

Francis Clarke (25 March 1857 – 18 May 1939) was an Australian politician.

Early life

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Clarke was born in Stroud, Colony of New South Wales, the son of Thomas Clarke and Ellen Walsh. He attended St Stanislaus' College at Bathurst before becoming a surveyor.[1]

Political career

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He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1893 to 1898, winning the seat of Macleay as the Protectionist Party candidate at the 1893 by-election,[2] but it was abolished the following year and replaced by Hastings and Macleay which he won, holding it in 1895 and 1898.[1][3] Clarke played a role in expediting the re-inclusion of Edmund Barton in the Australasian Federal Convention for the establishment of the Australian Federation. Barton was a major driver in the Federation movement but as he lost his seat in the NSW Colonial parliament he faced exclusion from the discussions. To expedite his return to the political process Clarke resigned from his safe seat of Hastings and the Macleay triggering a by-election which Barton won with Clarke's endorsement.

Serving as an early alderman of the Borough of North Sydney, Clarke served a single term as mayor (1898–1899).[4] He was later appointed a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1899–1900, representing the Protectionist Party.[1]

In 1901, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Protectionist member for Cowper.[5] He held the seat until his defeat in 1903 by Henry Lee of the Free Trade Party.[6]

Later life

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After leaving politics he was drafted as a member of the Royal Commission on Customs and Tariffs 1904-07 and the Royal Commission on Northern Territory railways and ports (1913–1914). On 21 December 1933 he was granted permission to retain the title "The Honourable" because he had been a member of the first federal parliament.[7]

He died in Manly on 18 May 1939(1939-05-18) (aged 82).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mr Francis Clarke (1857-1939)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Borough of North Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 136. 15 February 1898. p. 1220. Retrieved 8 April 2017 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Carr, Adam. "1901 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ Carr, Adam. "1903 legislative election: House of Representatives: New South Wales". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Part 9 Members and ex-Members granted permission to retain the title of 'The Honourable'" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Macleay
1893 – 1894
Served alongside: Hogan 		District abolished
New district Member for Hastings and Macleay
1894 – 1898 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Hastings and Macleay
1900 – 1901 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Mayor of North Sydney
1898 – 1899 		Succeeded by
Parliament of Australia
New parliament Member for Cowper
1901 – 1903 		Succeeded by
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