He was the eldest son of Godfrey Clarke and his wife Anne, the daughter and heiress of German Pole of Radbourne, Derbyshire and undertook the Grand Tour to Italy.[1]
Clarke was elected to Parliament in 1768, winning a contested election (a rare event in Derbyshire) to beat one of the sitting MPs, Sir Henry Harpur. Clarke's personal politics are unknown, and he seems never to have spoken in the House of Commons, but he was supported by the Derbyshire Tories and voted consistently with the opposition. He was re-elected unopposed in October 1774 but was already ill, and died only two months later, unmarried and in his early thirties.
His estates at Sutton, Chilcote Hall and Somersall Hall passed to his sister who married Joseph Hart Pryce (Clarke from 1787) and then to their daughter Anna Maria Clarke who married Walter Butler, 18th Earl of Ormonde.
Clarke was a great friend of the historian Edward Gibbon, whom he met while on the Grand Tour, and Gibbon executed his will.
Referencesedit
^"CLARKE, Godfrey Bagnall (c.1742-74), of Sutton, Derbys". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754-1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
D M Low, Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 (London: Chatto & Windus, 1937)
godfrey, bagnall, clarke, 1742, december, 1774, sutton, scarsdale, hall, derbyshire, british, member, parliament, representing, derbyshire, sutton, scarsdale, hallhe, eldest, godfrey, clarke, wife, anne, daughter, heiress, german, pole, radbourne, derbyshire, . Godfrey Bagnall Clarke c 1742 26 December 1774 of Sutton Scarsdale Hall in Derbyshire was a British Member of Parliament representing Derbyshire Sutton Scarsdale HallHe was the eldest son of Godfrey Clarke and his wife Anne the daughter and heiress of German Pole of Radbourne Derbyshire and undertook the Grand Tour to Italy 1 Clarke was elected to Parliament in 1768 winning a contested election a rare event in Derbyshire to beat one of the sitting MPs Sir Henry Harpur Clarke s personal politics are unknown and he seems never to have spoken in the House of Commons but he was supported by the Derbyshire Tories and voted consistently with the opposition He was re elected unopposed in October 1774 but was already ill and died only two months later unmarried and in his early thirties His estates at Sutton Chilcote Hall and Somersall Hall passed to his sister who married Joseph Hart Pryce Clarke from 1787 and then to their daughter Anna Maria Clarke who married Walter Butler 18th Earl of Ormonde Clarke was a great friend of the historian Edward Gibbon whom he met while on the Grand Tour and Gibbon executed his will References edit CLARKE Godfrey Bagnall c 1742 74 of Sutton Derbys History of Parliament Online Retrieved 7 March 2018 Lewis Namier amp John Brooke The History of Parliament The House of Commons 1754 1790 London HMSO 1964 D M Low Edward Gibbon 1737 1794 London Chatto amp Windus 1937 Leigh Rayment s Peerage Pages self published source better source needed Parliament of Great BritainPreceded byLord George Cavendish Sir Henry Harpur Member of Parliament for Derbyshire1768 1774 With Lord George Cavendish Succeeded byLord George Cavendish Hon Nathaniel Curzon nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Parliament of Great Britain 1707 1800 representing an English constituency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Godfrey Bagnall Clarke amp oldid 1182247590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
