Ernest Clark (governor)
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Sir Ernest Clark GCMG KCB CBE |
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| 15th Governor of Tasmania | |
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In office 4 August 1933 – 4 August 1945 |
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| Monarch |
George V (1933-1936) Edward VIII (1936) George VI (1936-1945) |
| Preceded by | Sir James O'Grady |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hugh Binney |
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| Born |
13 April 1864 Plumstead, Kent, England, UK |
| Died | 26 August 1951 (aged 87) Seaton, Devon, England, UK |
| Resting place | Cornelian Bay, Tasmania |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Winkfield (1899–1944) Harriet Jessie Constance McLennan (1947–1951) |
Sir Ernest Clark GCMG KCB CBE (13 April 1864 – 26 August 1951) was a British civil servant, who was Governor of Tasmania from 1933 to 1945.
Ernest Clark was born on 13 April 1864 in Plumstead, Kent to teacher Samuel Henry Clark, and his wife Ann Leaver. He was educated at King's College London, and entered the civil service in 1881, working for HM Treasury.
Clark was called to the bar at Middle Temple in 1894, and joined the Treasury's legal staff. In 1904, he had his first experience managing colonial finances when he was seconded to the Cape Colony in Africa to establish the colony's taxation procedures, subsequently serving the government of the Union of South Africa.
When World War I broke out, Clark worked as a Treasury liaison officer with the War Office and the Ministry of Munitions. After the war, he was appointed CBE in the 1918 Birthday Honours, and joined the Board of Inland Revenue as assistant secretary and deputy inspector of taxes. He was knighted in the 1920 Birthday Honours.
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