Henry Clarke
Politician
1822 – 1907
Who was Henry Clarke?
Henry Clarke was an Australian businessman and politician in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Clarke was born in Maghera, County Londonderry, Ireland, he emigrated to New South Wales in 1841 and he farmed for a while at Broulee. He returned to Sydney and married Jane Rayner in 1847 and they eventually had eleven children. He and Robert Gee established a successful shipping agency and owned three ships operating between Sydney and Melbourne by 1861. In the early 1860s, he lived for a period at Bergalia station near Moruya, but returned to Sydney in 1865 and worked at his agency until 1894.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1822
Maghera - Profession
- Died
- Nov 22, 1907
Randwick
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on July 23, 2013
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