Sir George Clark, 2nd Baronet

Sir George Ernest Clark, 2nd Baronet, DL (1882–1950) was the son of Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet of Dunlambert, Belfast. Sir George was educated at Cambridge and was a naval architect. He was Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) between 1939 and 1946 and a High Sheriff of Counties Antrim (1940)[1] and Down (1941).[2]

In business he was Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company; his father's shipping firm, on which the family's fortunes were built, was wound-up in his father's lifetime.

He was succeeded by his son, Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet who was succeeded by the 2nd Baronet's brother, Sir Colin Clark, 4th Baronet.

References

  1. ↑ The Belfast Gazette: no. 967. p. 1. 5 January 1940. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
  2. ↑ The Belfast Gazette: no. 1019. p. 1. 3 January 1941. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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