George Clerke MP (1626 - 1689)

Born 1626 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England

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Died May 1689 at about age 63 in Watford, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Born about 1626, George Clerke or Clarke was the eldest son of George Clerke and his wife, Barbara Palmer. ^[1] He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge before entering Lincoln's Inn in 1646. ^[1]

By a license granted on the 9th of June 1648 he married Mary Holman, daughter of scrivener Philip Holman of Warkworth in Northamptonshire. ^[1] They were parents of two sons, George and Phillip, who both died in infancy, and six daghters. ^[1]

He was returned to Parliament in 1661 as member for Northamptonshire. ^[2]

Mary died in 1668 and George married again to Sarah Turnor, daughter of Sir Edward Turnor of Little Parndon in Essex. ^[1] This marriage was childless. ^[1]

He died in 1689 and was buried St. Peter and St. Paul, Watford on the 29th of May. ^[1]

Research note

• The Topographer and Genealogist, 2, p. 8-11^{[3][4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} History of Parliament online 1660-1690: CLERKE (CLARKE), George (c.1626-89), of Watford, Northants
2. ↑ History of Parliament online 1660-1690: Northamptonshire
3. ↑ Google Books.
4. ↑ Magna Britannia, V: Derbyshire, p. 86.
5. ↑ Google Books