Lionel Herbert Clarke

Lionel Herbert Clarke (July 20, 1859 – August 29, 1921) was a Guelph born businessman and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada. In 1911, he was appointed the first chairman of the Toronto Harbour Commission

For the English cricketer, see Lionel Clarke (cricketer).
Lionel Herbert Clarke
Lionel Herbert Clarke (portrait by Edmund Wyly Grier.
12th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
November 20, 1919 – August 29, 1921
MonarchGeorge V
Governor GeneralThe Duke of Devonshire
The Lord Byng of Vimy
PremierErnest Charles Drury
Preceded byJohn Strathearn Hendrie
Succeeded byHenry Cockshutt
Personal details
Born(1859-07-20)July 20, 1859
Guelph, Ontario
DiedAugust 29, 1921(1921-08-29) (aged 62)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Spouse(s)
Anne Small
(
m. 1891)
Alma materTrinity College School
University of Edinburgh
Occupationbrewer, businessman

The son of William Clarke and Clara Piggott Strange, he was educated in Port Hope. In 1891, Clarke married Anne Clara Gertrude Small.

In 1895 his L. H. Clarke and Company formed a malt dealership with "barley king" Wilmot Deloui Matthews, then five years later they established the Canada Malting Company Limited of which Clarke was president.

Clarke was appointed lieutenant governor November 20, 1919. Diagnosed with stomach cancer, Clarke died at Government House, Toronto. After a state funeral, he was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.

References

    Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online http://www.biographi.ca/EN/009004-119.01-e.php?id_nbr=8078


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