Edward Frederick Clarke

Canadian politician

Edward Frederick Clarke

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto
In office
1886–1894
26th Mayor of Toronto
In office
1888–1891
Preceded by| William Holmes Howland
Succeeded by| Robert John Fleming
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for West Toronto
In office
1896–1904

Serving with Edmund Boyd Osler

Preceded by| Frederick Charles Denison
Succeeded by| Edmund Boyd Osler
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto Centre
In office
1904–1905
Preceded by| William Rees Brock
Succeeded by| Edmund James Bristol
Personal details
Born| (1850-04-24)April 24, 1850
Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland
Died| March 3, 1905(1905-03-03) (aged 54)
Toronto
Political party| Conservative Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations| Conservative Party of Ontario

Edward Frederick Clarke (April 24, 1850 - March 3, 1905) was a Canadian journalist and political figure. He was Mayor of Toronto for four one-year terms, from 1888 until 1891 while also representing Toronto in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1894 and West Toronto from 1896 to 1904 and Toronto Centre from 1904 to 1905 in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member. He attempted to regain the mayoralty in 1900 but was defeated by Ernest A. Macdonald. He was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada.

He was born in Bailieboro, County Cavan, Ireland in 1850, the son of merchant Richard Clarke, and came to Toronto in 1864 after the death of his father. He apprenticed as a printer with the Toronto Globe, later working with The Toronto Mail. In 1872, he was one of the leaders of a printers' strike in the city.[1] Clarke was the editor and publisher of the Sentinel, a weekly newspaper associated with the Orange Order, which was widely distributed throughout North America between 1877 and 1896.[2] In 1884, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Scott. He also served as the manager of the Excelsior Life Insurance Company of Toronto.

He died at home in Toronto in 1905 from heart failure. He had been suffering from pneumonia in the weeks leading up to his death.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b SUDDEN DEATH OF E. F. GLARES, M.P.: Was Recovering From an Attack of Pneumonia FAILURE OF THE HEART Succumbed Within an Hour of the Seizure Parliament Marks Regret by Adjourning After Brief Speeches by Mr. R, L, Borden and Sir Wm. Mulock--Sketch of His Career Premier Whitney's Tribute A Useful Career The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 04 Mar 1905: 1.
2. ^ Thomson, Andrew (1983). The Sentinel and Orange and Protestant Advocate, 1877-1896: An Orange view of Canada (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University

## External links

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*   * Edward Frederick Clarke – Parliament of Canada biography
* Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
* The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
* Commemorative biographical record of the county of York, Ontario ... (1907)

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