George Clarke

For other uses, see George Clarke (disambiguation).

George Clarke
George Clarke (1661-1736) (Studio of Godfrey Kneller)

Secretary at War
In office 1690–1704
Monarch	William III
Preceded by	William Blathwayt
Succeeded by	Henry St John

George Clarke (7 May 1661 – 22 October 1736),^[1] was an English architect and Tory politician.

The son of Sir William Clarke, he enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford in 1676. He was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army and was Secretary at War in Ireland from 1690 to 1692 and in England from 1693 to 1704 under William III of England and Queen Anne. He served as secretary to Prince George of Denmark, Queen Anne's consort and the Lord High Admiral and Generalissimo of England.^[1]

He was successively Member of Parliament for Winchelsea from 1702 to 1705, coinciding with his office as Joint Secretary of the Admiralty, East Looe from 1705 to 1708, and Launceston from 1711 to 1713. Over the latter period he was Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 20 December 1710 until 14 October 1714, when he was dismissed following the accession of George I. He returned to the House of Commons, in a by-election, as MP for Oxford University in 1717, serving until his death, although at the time of his last election in 1734 he had lost his left eye and was losing sight in the other.^[1]

He was also an amateur architect.^[2] His known work is largely confined to Oxford, he is known to have worked with Nicholas Hawksmoor.

List of architectural works

The library in the Peckwater Quad, Christ Church, Oxford (1717–38)
Rebuilt The Queen's College, Oxford, with Hawksmoor (1710–21)
The New Buildings, Magdalen College, Oxford (1733)
The Hall, Chapel and Library, Worcester College, Oxford (1733–1753)
The Rectory, Kingston Bagpuize (c.1723)
Cokethorpe House, alterations (c.1710)

Gallery of architectural work

The Library, Christ Church, Oxford
The rear of The Library, Christ Church, Oxford
Quad, The Queens' College Oxford
Quad, The Queens' College Oxford
High Street front, The Queens' College Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford, New Buildings in the background
Front, Worcester College, Oxford
Quad, Worcester College, Oxford

References

1 2 3 History of Parliament online article.
↑ page 216, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840, Howard Colvin 2nd edition 1978 John Murray

Parliament of England
Preceded by John Hayes Robert Austen	Member of Parliament for Winchelsea 1702–1705 With: James Hayes	Succeeded by George Dodington James Hayes
Preceded by Sir John Pole, Bt Sir Henry Seymour, Bt	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1705–1707 With: Sir Henry Seymour, Bt	Succeeded by Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by Parliament of England	Member of Parliament for East Looe 1707–1708 With: Sir Henry Seymour, Bt	Succeeded by Harry Trelawny Sir Henry Seymour, Bt
Preceded by Lord Hyde Francis Scobell	Member of Parliament for Launceston 1711–1713 With: Francis Scobell	Succeeded by Edward Herle John Anstis
Preceded by Sir William Whitelock William Bromley	Member of Parliament for Oxford University 1717–1736 With: William Bromley 1717–1732 Viscount Cornbury 1732–1736	Succeeded by Viscount Cornbury William Bromley

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 10958176 LCCN: nr91023726 ISNI: 0000 0000 6685 689X GND: 130623504 ULAN: 500187204

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