Clark Baronets
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There have been four Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clark (as distinct from Clarke
Clarke Baronets
There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clarke , two in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...

, Clerk
Clerk Baronets
There has been one creation of baronets with the surname Clerk . It was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia by Letters Patent dated 24 March 1679, for John Clerk of Pennycuik , whose father, also John Clerk of Penicuik, had returned from Paris in 1647 with a considerable fortune and purchased...

 and Clerke
Clerke Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Clerke family. One creation is extant as of 2008.The Clerke Baronetcy, of Hitcham in the County of Buckingham, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 July 1660 for John Clerke. He was a descendant of Sir John Clerke , who in 1513...

), all in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2010.

The Clark Baronetcy, of St George's Hanover Square, London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 November 1837 for James Clark
Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet
Sir James Clark, Bt., MD was a British physician who was Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1860.-Early life and career:He was born in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland, and was educated at Fordyce school...

, Physician to the Royal Household. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1910.

The Clark Baronetcy, of Cavendish Square, London, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 9 August 1883 for Andrew Clark, in recognition of his services to medical science. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1979.

The Clark Baronetcy, of Edinburgh in the County of Midlothian, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 28 September 1886 for Thomas Clark, Lord Provost of Edinburgh between 1885 and 1888. Henry James Douglas Clark (1888-1978), second son of the second Baronet, was a Brigadier in the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland....

.

The Clark Baronetcy, of Dunlambert in the City of Belfast, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 6 July 1917 for the businessman and politician George Clark
Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet
Sir George Smith Clark, 1st Baronet DL was a businessman and politician in Northern Ireland. George S. Clark was born in Paisley, Scotland the second son of thread manufacturer James Clark, and Jane Smith; both his parents were Scottish Presbyterians.-Early life:Clark was educated at Merchiston...

. The third Baronet was a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland
Parliament of Northern Ireland
The Parliament of Northern Ireland was the home rule legislature of Northern Ireland, created under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, which sat from 7 June 1921 to 30 March 1972, when it was suspended...

 for Belfast Dock
Belfast Dock (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency)
Belfast Dock was a constituency of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.-Boundaries:Belfast Dock was a borough constituency comprising part of northern Belfast...

.

Clark Baronets, of St George's Hanover Square (1837)

  • Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet
    Sir James Clark, Bt., MD was a British physician who was Physician-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria between 1837 and 1860.-Early life and career:He was born in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland, and was educated at Fordyce school...

     (1788–1870)
  • Sir John Forbes Clark, 2nd Baronet (1821–1910)


Clark Baronets, of Cavendish Square (1883)

  • Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet (1826–1893)
  • Sir James Richardson Andrew Clark, 2nd Baronet (1852–1948)
  • Sir Andrew Edmund James Clark, 3rd Baronet (1898–1979


Clark Baronets, of Edinburgh (1886)

  • Sir Thomas Clark, 1st Baronet (1823–1900
  • Sir John Maurice Clark, 2nd Baronet (1859–1924
  • Sir Thomas Clark, 3rd Baronet (1886–1977
  • Sir John Douglas Clark, 4th Baronet (1923–1991)
  • Sir Francis Drake Clark, 5th Baronet (b. 1924)

Clark Baronets, of Dunlambert (1917)

  • Sir George Smith Clark, 1st Baronet
    Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet
    Sir George Smith Clark, 1st Baronet DL was a businessman and politician in Northern Ireland. George S. Clark was born in Paisley, Scotland the second son of thread manufacturer James Clark, and Jane Smith; both his parents were Scottish Presbyterians.-Early life:Clark was educated at Merchiston...

     (1861–1935)
  • Sir George Ernest Clark, 2nd Baronet
    Sir George Clark, 2nd Baronet
    Sir George Ernest Clark DL, 2nd Baronet was the son of Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet of Dunlambert, Belfast. Sir George was educated at Cambridge and was a naval architect...

     (1882–1950)
  • Sir George Anthony Clark, 3rd Baronet
    Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet
    Sir George Anthony Clark, 3rd Baronet DL was an Orangeman and unionist politician in Northern Ireland....

    (1914–1991)
  • Sir Colin Douglas Clark, 4th Baronet (1918–1995)
  • Sir Jonathan George Clark, 5th Baronet (b. 1947)
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