Sir John Clerke, 4th Baronet explained

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

Barons in the Peerage of Great Britain

Notes and References

  1. "The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
  2. Book: Page . W.H. . William Henry Page . . A History of the County of Buckingham, Volume 4 . 1927 . 102–104.
  3. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/clerke-sir-john-1683-1727 History of Parliament on line