Surname: CLERKE
Given Names: Alexander
Title and Honours: Mr
Qualifications:
Date and Place of Birth: 1804 - Ireland
Date of Death: 20 March 1877 - Leven, Tasmania
House of Assembly: (1) 16 November 1857 (2)
20 November 1862 (3) 9 October 1872
Electorate: (1) Launceston (2) Ringwood (3) Ringwood
Party:
Positions Held:
Date of Departure: (1) April 1860 (2) September 1863 (3) April
1874
Reason for Departure: (1), (2) & (3) Resigned.
Legislative Council: (1) 12 August 1853 (2)
21 May 1869
Electorate: (1) Longford (2) Meander
Party: Independent
Positions Held:
Date of Departure: (1) 1856 (2) 24 October 1871
Reason for Departure: (1) Parliament restructure. (2) Resigned.
Comments: First elected at by-election on death of Joseph
Archer.
House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 40
Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.
Additional Reference Material:
A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968.
Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.
