Lionel Herbert Clarke
Deceased Person
1859 – 1921
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Who was Lionel Herbert Clarke?
Lionel Herbert Clarke was a Guelph born businessman and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada. In 1911 he was appointed the first chairman of the Toronto Harbour Commission
In 1895 his L. H. Clarke and Company formed a malt dealership with "barley king” Wilmot Deloui Matthews, then five years later they established the Canada Malting Company Limited of which Clarke was president.
Clarke was appointed lieutenant governor November 20, 1919 and died at Government House, Toronto. After a state funeral, he was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.
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- Born
- Jul 20, 1859
- Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Trinity College School
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Aug 29, 1921
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on July 23, 2013
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