Alfred Henry Clarke

Alfred Henry Clarke
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Essex South
In office 1904–1917
Preceded by	Mahlon K. Cowan
Succeeded by	John Wesley Brien
Personal details
Born	October 25, 1860 Manilla, Canada West
Died	January 30, 1942 (aged 81)
Political party	Liberal
Committees	Chair, Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Alfred Henry Clarke (October 25, 1860 – January 30, 1942) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Manilla, Canada West, Clarke was educated at the Public School of Manilla and the Oakwood High School. In addition to studying law at the University of Toronto, he was also a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, a County Crown Attorney, and a Clerk of the Peace and Local Master in Chancery in Essex. Clarke was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Essex South in the general elections of 1904. Standing as a Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911.

He became a judge of the Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division in 1921 until 1942.

References

• Alfred Henry Clarke – Parliament of Canada biography
• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904