George Thomas Clarke

George Clarke
Clarke c. 1905
44th Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 May 1912 – 31 December 1912
Preceded bySir Allen Taylor
Succeeded byArthur Cocks
Alderman of the City of Sydney
In office
1 December 1904 – 30 November 1915
ConstituencyBelmore Ward
15th Mayor of North Sydney
In office
12 December 1922 – 11 December 1923
Preceded byHenry Green
Succeeded byCharles William Watt
Alderman of the Borough of North Sydney
In office
29 July 1890 – 10 February 1891
In office
11 August 1891 – February 1895
Alderman of the Borough of St Leonards
In office
13 February 1888 – 29 July 1890
ConstituencyBelmore Ward
Personal details
Born(1853-11-13)13 November 1853
Melbourne, Colony of Victoria
Died11 March 1925(1925-03-11) (aged 71)
Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, Australia
RelativesWilliam Clarke (Brother)

George Thomas Clarke (13 November 1853 – 11 March 1925) was an Australian local government politician, accountant and estate agent. Clark served many years in local government, beginning in New Zealand when he was Town Clerk of South Dunedin and an alderman and mayor of St Kilda before coming to Sydney and was elected an Alderman of the City of Sydney, rising to become Lord Mayor for a single partial term from May to December 1912. Clarke also served a single term as Mayor of North Sydney (1922–1923), having served on both North Sydney Municipal Council and its predecessor the Borough of St Leonards.[1]

  1. ^ "George Thomas Clarke". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 6 July 2018.