Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848 – 14 November 1907) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, five years before the end of convict transportation to Tasmania. He became a mechanical engineer, then later studied law, being admitted to the Tasmanian Bar in January 1877. In 1878 he married Grace Paterson, daughter of John Ross, a Hobart shipbuilder. In 1878 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, becoming Attorney General in 1887.

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  • Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848 – 14 November 1907) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, five years before the end of convict transportation to Tasmania. He became a mechanical engineer, then later studied law, being admitted to the Tasmanian Bar in January 1877. In 1878 he married Grace Paterson, daughter of John Ross, a Hobart shipbuilder. In 1878 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, becoming Attorney General in 1887. It was after a visit to the United States in 1890 that Andrew Inglis Clark became a committed 'republican' which subsequently led to his passionate involvement in the process of the federation of Australia. At the constitutional convention of 1891, Clark was the leading authority on constitutional development in the United States. In 1896, after several failed attempts he was able to get a system of proportional representation adopted by the Tasmanian Parliament:- see Single Transferable Vote. The Tasmanian system of STV (now copied by the Australian Capital Territory) has become known as "Hare-Clark" in his honour (and in honour of Thomas Hare. ) Clark, never in robust health, in fact described as "small, spare and nervous" by Alfred Deakin, died in 1907. He is buried in the old Queenborough Cemetery at Sandy Bay.
  • Andrew Inglis Clark était un homme politique australien. Il est né à Hobart, en Tasmanie. Il est devenu un ingénieur en mécanique, puis a étudié le droit pour finalement être admis au Barreau de Tasmanie en Janvier 1877. En 1878, il épousa Grace Paterson, fille de John Ross, un constructeur naval de Hobart. En 1878, il est élu à l'assemblée de Tasmanie, et devient procureur général en 1887. C'est après une visite aux États-Unis en 1890 que Andrew Inglis Clark est devenu un commis "républicain" qui, par la suite, ont conduit à sa participation active dans le processus de fédération de l'Australie. À la convention constitutionnelle de 1891, Clark se référait à l'évolution constitutionnelle aux États-Unis. En 1896, après plusieurs tentatives infructueuses, il a pu obtenir du parlement de Tasmanie l'adoption d'un système de représentation proportionnelle, le scrutin à vote unique transférable. Clark, à la santé fragile, décrit comme "petit, frêle et nerveux" par Alfred Deakin, est décédé en 1907. Il est enterré dans le vieux cimetière de Queenborough à Sandy Bay.
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  • Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848 – 14 November 1907) was an Australian politician. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, five years before the end of convict transportation to Tasmania. He became a mechanical engineer, then later studied law, being admitted to the Tasmanian Bar in January 1877. In 1878 he married Grace Paterson, daughter of John Ross, a Hobart shipbuilder. In 1878 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, becoming Attorney General in 1887.
  • Andrew Inglis Clark était un homme politique australien. Il est né à Hobart, en Tasmanie. Il est devenu un ingénieur en mécanique, puis a étudié le droit pour finalement être admis au Barreau de Tasmanie en Janvier 1877. En 1878, il épousa Grace Paterson, fille de John Ross, un constructeur naval de Hobart. En 1878, il est élu à l'assemblée de Tasmanie, et devient procureur général en 1887.
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  • Andrew Inglis Clark
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