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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Clerk was the son of James Clerk, third son of [[Sir George Clerk-Maxwell, 4th Baronet]] |
Clerk was the son of James Clerk, third son of [[Sir George Clerk-Maxwell, 4th Baronet]] and grandson of [[Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet]]. |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Clerk sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Edinburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburghshire]] from 1811 to 1832 and again from 1835 to 1837,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> for [[Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stamford]] from 1838 to 1847<ref>{{Rayment-hc|s|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> and then for [[Dover (UK Parliament constituency)|Dover]] from 1847 to 1852.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|d|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> He served as one of the Commissioners of Weights and Measures from 1818 to 1821. He held political office as a [[Lord of the Admiralty]] from 1819 to 1830 (from 1827 to 1828 he was a member of the Council of the [[Admiralty|Lord High Admiral]] ([[William IV of the United Kingdom|The Duke of Clarence]]), as [[Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department]] from 5 August to 22 November 1830, as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]] from November 1834 to April 1835, as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from September 1841 to February 1845. In 1845 he was sworn of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] and appointed [[Vice-President of the Board of Trade]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=20440 |date=7 February 1845 |startpage=353 }}</ref> and [[Master of the Mint]], posts he held until the fall of the Tory administration in 1846. He was also a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Edinburghshire]]. |
Clerk sat as [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Edinburghshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburghshire]] from 1811 to 1832 and again from 1835 to 1837,<ref>{{Rayment-hc|e|1|date=March 2012}}</ref> for [[Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)|Stamford]] from 1838 to 1847<ref>{{Rayment-hc|s|4|date=March 2012}}</ref> and then for [[Dover (UK Parliament constituency)|Dover]] from 1847 to 1852.<ref>{{Rayment-hc|d|3|date=March 2012}}</ref> He served as one of the Commissioners of Weights and Measures from 1818 to 1821. He held political office as a [[Lord of the Admiralty]] from 1819 to 1830 (from 1827 to 1828 he was a member of the Council of the [[Admiralty|Lord High Admiral]] ([[William IV of the United Kingdom|The Duke of Clarence]]), as [[Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department]] from 5 August to 22 November 1830, as [[Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury]] from November 1834 to April 1835, as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury]] from September 1841 to February 1845. In 1845 he was sworn of the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] and appointed [[Vice-President of the Board of Trade]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=20440 |date=7 February 1845 |startpage=353 }}</ref> and [[Master of the Mint]], posts he held until the fall of the Tory administration in 1846. He was also a [[Deputy Lieutenant]] for [[Edinburghshire]]. |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1819. <ref> {{cite web |url = http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=2&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27clerk%27%29| title = Library and Archive Catalogue|publisher=Royal Society|accessdate = 2012-03-17}} </ref> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Clerk married the daughter of Ewan Law, brother of [[Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough]], in 1810. He died in December 1867, aged 80. |
Clerk married the daughter of Ewan Law, brother of [[Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough]], in 1810. He died in December 1867, aged 80, at Penycuik House, Edinburgh. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| short description = British Politician |
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| date of birth = 19 November 1787 |
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| date of death = 23 December 1867 |
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[[Category:UK MPs 1847–1852]] |
[[Category:UK MPs 1847–1852]] |
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[[Category:Presidents of the Zoological Society of London]] |
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[[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society]] |
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Revision as of 20:03, 17 March 2012
Sir George Clerk, Bt | |
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| Vice-President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 5 February 1845 – 29 June 1846 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Peel, Bt |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Dalhousie |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Milner Gibson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1787 |
| Died | 23 December 1867 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Tory |
Sir George Clerk of Pennycuik, 6th Baronet PC, DL (19 November 1787 – 23 December 1867), was a British Tory politician.
Background
Clerk was the son of James Clerk, third son of Sir George Clerk-Maxwell, 4th Baronet and grandson of Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet.
Political career
Clerk sat as Member of Parliament for Edinburghshire from 1811 to 1832 and again from 1835 to 1837,[1] for Stamford from 1838 to 1847[2] and then for Dover from 1847 to 1852.[3] He served as one of the Commissioners of Weights and Measures from 1818 to 1821. He held political office as a Lord of the Admiralty from 1819 to 1830 (from 1827 to 1828 he was a member of the Council of the Lord High Admiral (The Duke of Clarence), as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department from 5 August to 22 November 1830, as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from November 1834 to April 1835, as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from September 1841 to February 1845. In 1845 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade[4] and Master of the Mint, posts he held until the fall of the Tory administration in 1846. He was also a Deputy Lieutenant for Edinburghshire.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819. [5]
Family
Clerk married the daughter of Ewan Law, brother of Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, in 1810. He died in December 1867, aged 80, at Penycuik House, Edinburgh.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "E" (part 1)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 4)
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 3)
- ^ "No. 20440". The London Gazette. 7 February 1845.
- ^ "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, Edinburgh, 1867, vol.iii, p. 652.
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