| 词条 | Charles Clarke (Liberal politician) |
| 释义 |
The son of Richard Clarke and his wife Mary née Millard, he was educated in Liverpool. He left school early, entering employment with a relative. In 1873 he married Rebecca Potter and in 1875 became a partner in Potter & Clarke Limited, wholesale druggists, of Artillery Lane, London.[4][6] He lived in the Peckham area of South London, and was a member of the Coopers Company of the City of London.[3][4][5] A Baptist, he was a member of the Metropolitan Tabernacle.[5] At the 1895 general election he unsuccessfully contested the constituency of Dulwich for the Liberal Party.[3][4][5] In 1898 he was elected to the London County Council as a member of the Liberal-backed Progressive Party majority group, representing Peckham. He was re-elected in 1901 and 1904.[6][7][8] In 1900 he was once more a Liberal parliamentary candidate, standing at Mile End, but again without success.[3][4][5] With the creation of the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell in 1900, Clarke was made an alderman on the borough council, and was mayor of Camberwell in 1902–1903.[3][4][5] The 1906 general election was Clarke's third attempt to enter the Commons, and he was chosen to contest the constituency of Peckham. There was a large swing to the Liberals, and he won the seat, defeating the sitting Conservative member of parliament Sir Frederick Banbury.[5] Although not formally a member of the Liberal-Labour group, he was described by The Times as "an addition to the Labour group of members".[5] Early in 1908 Clarke became ill, and died of pneumonia at his home at Champion Hill in March, aged 68.[3] He was buried at Nunhead Cemetery.[3] References1. ^{{Rayment-hc|P|1|date=March 2012}} {{S-start}}{{s-par|uk}}{{Succession box2. ^{{cite book |title=The Popular guide to the House of Commons |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1906 |publisher=|location= |isbn= |page=56 |pages= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA56 |accessdate=2011-01-23}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite news|title=Obituary|date=9 March 1908|work=The Times|page=6}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U184707|title=CLARKE, Charles Goddard|date=December 2007|work=Who Was Who|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=6 June 2011}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite news|title=Biographies Of New Members|date=25 January 1906|work=The Times|page=15}} 6. ^The London County Council Elections, The Times, March 4, 1898, p.10 7. ^London County Council Election, The Times, March 4, 1901, p.7 8. ^London County Council Election, The Times, March 7, 1904, p.12 | title = Member of Parliament for Peckham | years = 1906–1908 | before = Sir Frederick Banbury | after = Henry Gooch }}{{S-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Charles Goddard}} 11 : 1849 births|1908 deaths|UK MPs 1906–10|Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|Members of London County Council|Members of Camberwell Metropolitan Borough Council|Progressive Party (London) politicians|Burials at Nunhead Cemetery|Deaths from pneumonia|People from Liverpool|Mayors of places in Greater London |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。