John Maurice Clark (1859 - 1924)

Born 7 Mar 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Marder Douglas — married 3 Jun 1885 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 27 May 1924 at age 65 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Biography

John was born in 1859. He was the son of Thomas Clark and Eliza Maule Davidson.^[1]

He married Helen Marder Douglas, daughter of Reverend Henry Marder Douglas, on 3 June 1885. They had 4 children:

Sir Thomas Clark, 3rd Bt. b. 30 Mar 1886, d. 1977

Brigadier Henry James Douglas Clark b. 7 Jun 1888, d. 16 Nov 1978

Isabella Douglas Clark b. 22 Mar 1891

John Maurice Clark b. 7 Nov 1903, d. 10 Feb 1995 ^[2]

He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Clark, of Melville Crescent, Edinburgh (est. 1886 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom) on his father passing on 24 December 1900.

He was Lieutenant-Colonel and Honorary Colonel of the 7th Battalion, Royal Scots between 1905 and 1910. He was awarded the Reserve Officers' Decoration (V.D.) He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Edinburgh. He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) for Midlothian.

He passed away on 27 May 1924 at age 65.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQBK-MYC : 12 February 2020), John Maurice Clark, 1859.
2. ↑ http://www.thepeerage.com/p22605.htm#i226047

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Clark,_1st_Baronet
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