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George Clarke (1661–1736), the son of Sir William Clarke
William Clarke (English politician)

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George Clarke (1661–1736), the son of Sir William Clarke
William Clarke (English politician)

Sir William Clarke was an England politician. He served as the Secretary at War from 1661 to his death in 1666. He was married to Dorothy Clarke, and they had one son, George Clarke....
, enrolled at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom....
 in 1676. He was elected a Fellow
Fellow

A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. Historically, the term fellow was also used to describe a man, particularly by those in the upper social classes....
 of All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford

All Souls College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become Fellows, i.e., full members of the College's governing body....
 in 1680. He became Judge Advocate to the Army
British Army

The British Army is the Army branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707....
 and was William III of England
William III of England

William III was a Prince of Orange by birth. From 1672 onwards, he governed as List_of_stadtholders_for_the_Low_Countries_provinces William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic....
's Secretary at War
Secretary at War

File:Henry Pelham.jpgThe Secretary at War was a political position in the UK government with some responsibility over the administration and organization of the British army, but not over military policy....
 from 1690 to 1704. He served as secretary to consort of Queen Anne
Anne of Great Britain

Anne became Queen of England, Queen of Scots and Kingdom of Ireland on 8 March 1702, succeeding her brother-in-law, William III of England. Her Roman Catholic father, James II of England, was Glorious Revolution in 1688/9; her brother-in-law and her sister then became joint monarchs as William III & II and Mary II of England, the only such c...
 and the Lord High Admiral and Generalissimo of England, Prince George of Denmark, Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty from 20 December 1710 until 14 October 1714.