John Fitzgerald Clarke
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physician and political figure. He represented Norfolk North
Norfolk North
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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1871 to 1879.
He was born in Coventry
Coventry
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, England
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in 1827, the son of a Congregational
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minister who was sent to Upper Canada
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as a missionary in 1837. He studied medicine at McGill College
McGill University
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and settled in Vittoria. He moved to Simcoe
Simcoe, Ontario
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in 1851. He served on the town council and was the coroner for Norfolk County
Norfolk County, Ontario
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from 1848 to 1870. Clarke was editor and owner of the Long Point Advocate. He was later named sheriff for Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District, Ontario
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and moved to Port Arthur (later part of the city of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
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), where he died in 1887.
His brother William was a minister and journalist.