John Allworth Clark

John Clark
John Allworth Clark - 1898
23rd Mayor of Brisbane
In office 1891–1891
Preceded by	John McMaster
Succeeded by	George Watson
Personal details
Born	John Allworth Clark 1846 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died	14 June 1932 (aged 85 or 86) Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Ann Jane Mullarky (m.1871)
Occupation	Tailor

John Allworth Clark (1846-1932) was mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1891.

John Allworth Clark was born in 1846 in Adelaide, South Australia.

After completing his education, he moved to Sydney where he married Elizabeth Ann Jane Mullarky in 1871.

The couple had the following children:

About 1882 they moved to Brisbane and then many years later back to Sydney.

John Allworth Clark died on Tuesday 14 June 1932 at his home, 233 Stanmore Road, Stanmore, Sydney, New South Wales. He was cremated on Wed 15 June 1932 at Rookwood Crematorium.

John Allworth Clark was a wool importer and merchant tailor. Together with his father and brother, he owned menswear shops in Brisbane, Toowoomba and Sydney.

John Allworth Clark was an alderman representing the North Ward of the Brisbane Municipal Council from 1889 to 1898. He was mayor in 1891. He served on the following committees:

He was a long-time staunch supporter of the temperance movement and a member of temperance organisations such as the Blue Ribbon Association.

In 1887 he was appointed secretary of the Anti-Chinese League.

From 1892, he was an active promoter of Bowkett Societies, which were non-profit building societies that provided interest-free loans to their members.

In 1893, the Brisbane River had a major flood and Clark was chairman of the Flood Relief Committee, which collected and distributed financial aid to the flood victims.

He was a founding member of the board of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane after its reconstruction in 1897.

From 1893 to at least 1898 he was chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Commission.

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