Sir Rupert Clarke, 2nd Baronet

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Wikidata image Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clarke, 2nd Baronet (1865–1926), 2nd Baronet of Rupertswood, pastoralist and entrepreneur, member of parliament and company director. He was the son of Sir William John Clarke. Sir William was made a baronet by Queen Victoria for the huge sums he had given to various causes.

22 December 1886, he married Amy Mary Cumming (she later went by Aimée Mary), the daughter of Thomas Cumming. They had two daughters before getting divorced in 1909.

Succeeding to the baronetcy on his father's death in May 1897, Rupert followed him into the Legislative Council of Victoria as member for Southern Province, retaining the seat until 1904. Sir Rupert married Elsie Tucker, with whom he had a son, also Rupert, who would inherit the title.

Select bibliography

• J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vols 1, 3 (Melb, 1903, 1905);
• H. H. Peck, Memoirs of a Stockman (Melb, 1942);
• L. G. Houston, Ministers of Water Supply in Victoria (Melb, 1965);
• R. Gibson, My Years in the Communist Party (Melb, 1966);
• P. M. Power, From These Descended (Kilmore, Vic, 1977);
• Tocsin, 28 Jan 1904; Weekly Times (Melbourne), 21 Aug 1909; Punch (Melbourne), 16 Apr 1914; Age (Melbourne), 14 Feb 1955;
• W. Howat, annals of the Clarke family (State Library of Victoria). More on the resources