| Alfred Clare | |
| Birth Date: | 1851 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Bedford, England |
| Death Place: | Muswell Hill, London, England |
| Education: | Bedford Modern School |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Nationality: | British |
Alfred Clare (17 September 1851 – 1 November 1912) was for 19 years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre.[1] [2] [3] Clare was also an Alderman of Bedford for six years and served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust.[1]
Alfred Clare was born in Bedford on 17 September 1851.[2] He was the son of John Clare, who died when Alfred was young, and Emma who later married as her second husband, Mr. J. C. Conquest, a solicitor of Bedford.[2]
Clare was educated at Bedford Modern School and left with a leaving exhibition, joining his step-father’s firm as an articled clerk and later becoming a partner practising as Conquest and Clare.[2] Clare established his reputation in the Petty Sessional and County Courts of Bedford and neighbouring counties while also earning a good reputation in the family courts.[2] In one of his obituaries he was described as a ‘shrewd and honourable practitioner, and an eloquent and successful pleader’.[2]
Clare rose to prominence and was for nineteen years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy,[4] and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre.[1] He also held the clerkship to the burial board and served for six years as a borough alderman of Bedford.[1] He also served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust.[1] [2]
Clare married Miss Mary Catherine Hensman in 1882.[2] He died on All Saints’ Day in Muswell Hill on 1 November 1912 and his funeral took place in Highgate.[1] [5] He was survived by his wife and four children.[2]