George Johnson Clarke, KC was a New Brunswick lawyer, journalist and politician. A native of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, George Clarke taught school for a time in Charlotte County before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1885 and set up practice in St. Stephen. He was also editor of the Saint Croix Courier newspaper in St. Stephen. In 1907, he was named King's Counsel. In 1891, Clarke was an unsuccessful candidate in the Charlotte riding for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.
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- George Johnson Clarke, KC was a New Brunswick lawyer, journalist and politician. A native of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, George Clarke taught school for a time in Charlotte County before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1885 and set up practice in St. Stephen. He was also editor of the Saint Croix Courier newspaper in St. Stephen. In 1907, he was named King's Counsel. In 1891, Clarke was an unsuccessful candidate in the Charlotte riding for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons. He served as mayor of St. Stephen from 1898 to 1899 and was Warden of Charlotte County. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Charlotte County in 1903 and served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1909 to 1914. On January 22, 1914 Clarke was appointed by Premier James K. Flemming to the province's Executive Council as Attorney General and Commissioner of Provincial Hospitals. He served until December 17th of that year when he was appointed Minister of Lands and Mines, a position he held until February 1, 1917. Highly regarded for his integrity, George Clarke became Conservative premier in March 1914 when his predecessor, James Kidd Flemming, was forced to resign as a result of a scandal. In addition to his responsibilities as Premier, Clarke also served as the Minister of Lands and Mines during his entire administration. George Clarke was in very poor health during his time in office and his administration's accomplishments were limited. Because of the health problems, he stepped down as premier on February 1, 1917, handing over the reins of power to James Alexander Murray just before the general election. Clarke had been selected for appointment as the province's Lieutenant Governor but was not able to accept the post due to poor health. Clarke died in St. Stephen a few weeks later.
- L'honorable George Johnson Clark était un journaliste et homme politique canadien. Il fait ses études de droit à l'Université de Fredericton puis pratique le métier d'avocat. Il devient maire de Saint-Stephen et préfet du comté de Charlotte entre 1898 et 1899 avant d'être élu à l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1903; il est nommé président du Parlement en 1909. En 1914, il devient procureur général de la province dans l'administration du premier ministre James Kidd Flemming, puis à la fin de l'année, devient premier ministre lorsque son prédécesseur est obligé de démissionner. Souffrant d'une mauvause santé, il démissionne le 1 février 1917 et meurt avant la fin de ce même mois.
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- George Johnson Clarke, KC was a New Brunswick lawyer, journalist and politician. A native of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, George Clarke taught school for a time in Charlotte County before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1885 and set up practice in St. Stephen. He was also editor of the Saint Croix Courier newspaper in St. Stephen. In 1907, he was named King's Counsel. In 1891, Clarke was an unsuccessful candidate in the Charlotte riding for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons.
- L'honorable George Johnson Clark était un journaliste et homme politique canadien. Il fait ses études de droit à l'Université de Fredericton puis pratique le métier d'avocat. Il devient maire de Saint-Stephen et préfet du comté de Charlotte entre 1898 et 1899 avant d'être élu à l'Assemblée législative du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1903; il est nommé président du Parlement en 1909.
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