Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet

Sir John Clerke (1683-1727) was an English politician for a Surrey constituency in the early eighteenth century.[1]

Clerke was the son of William Clerke, 3rd Baronet.[2] He was elected the Tory M.P. for Haslemere in 1710; and tried to contest the seat in 1713 but was not backed.[3]

Notes

  1. "The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
  2. Page, W.H., ed. (1927). A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4. Victoria County History. pp. 102–104.
  3. History of Parliament on line
Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by
Nicholas Carew
Member of Parliament for Haslemere
1710–1713
With: Theophilus Oglethorpe Jr.
Succeeded by
Thomas Onslow

[[Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain

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