Sir Humphrey Clarke, 5th Baronet
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Sir Humphrey Orme Clarke, 5th Baronet (6 July 1906 in London
, United Kingdom
– 22 January 1973 at Bibury
, Gloucestershire
) was the son of Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet
and Elfrida Roosevelt
. He was educated at Eton
and Christ Church, Oxford
. He was Captain of the Oppidans
at Eton College
.
He married secondly, (1 September 1938) Elisabeth Irene Cook Clarke, daughter of Dr. William Alexander Cook, who was the mother of Humphrey's heir: Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet.
He died on 22 January 1973 at age 66.
Sir Humphrey was with the British Embassy in Washington between 1941 and 1944. He was with the Foreign Office between 1944 and 1946.3 He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Clarke, of Dunham Lodge
, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1831] on 31 March 1949.
He was first cousin, twice removed from President Theodore Roosevelt and second cousin, twice removed from President Franklin Roosevelt through his mother Elfrida Roosevelt. His great-grandfathers were James Alfred Roosevelt, a prominent member of the Roosevelt family
and Augustus Lowell
, a member of the successful Lowell Family
.
. (1946) The Lowells and Their Seven Worlds, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-89760-263-3.
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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– 22 January 1973 at Bibury
Bibury
Bibury is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the River Coln, about northeast of Cirencester.The Church of England parish church of Saint Mary is Saxon with altar additions...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
) was the son of Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet
Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet
Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, 4th Baronet CBE He married Elfrida Roosevelt, daughter of Alfred Roosevelt, on 19 June 1905....
and Elfrida Roosevelt
Roosevelt family
In heraldry, canting arms are a visual or pictorial play on a surname, and were and still are a popular practice. It would be common to find roses, then, in arms of many Roosevelt families, even unrelated ones...
. He was educated at Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
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. He was Captain of the Oppidans
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
.
He married secondly, (1 September 1938) Elisabeth Irene Cook Clarke, daughter of Dr. William Alexander Cook, who was the mother of Humphrey's heir: Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet.
Sir Toby Clarke, 6th Baronet
Sir Charles Mansfield Tobias Clarke, 6th Baronet , known as Sir Toby Clarke since 1973 after succeeding to the baronetcy upon the death of his father....
He died on 22 January 1973 at age 66.
Sir Humphrey was with the British Embassy in Washington between 1941 and 1944. He was with the Foreign Office between 1944 and 1946.3 He succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet Clarke, of Dunham Lodge
Clarke Baronets
There have been five Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Clarke , two in the Baronetage of England and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
, co. Norfolk [U.K., 1831] on 31 March 1949.
He was first cousin, twice removed from President Theodore Roosevelt and second cousin, twice removed from President Franklin Roosevelt through his mother Elfrida Roosevelt. His great-grandfathers were James Alfred Roosevelt, a prominent member of the Roosevelt family
Roosevelt family
In heraldry, canting arms are a visual or pictorial play on a surname, and were and still are a popular practice. It would be common to find roses, then, in arms of many Roosevelt families, even unrelated ones...
and Augustus Lowell
Augustus Lowell
Augustus Lowell was a businessman and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He was born in Boston to John Amory Lowell and his second wife Elizabeth Cabot Putnam. His great-grandfather, John Lowell, was among the first Judges for the newly created federal courts, appointed by Presidents George...
, a member of the successful Lowell Family
Lowell family
The Lowell family settled on the North Shore at Cape Ann after they arrived in Boston on June 23, 1639. The patriarch, Percival Lowle , described as a "solid citizen of Bristol", determined at the age of 68 that the future was in the New World.Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop needed...
.
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Greenslet, FerrisFerris Greenslet
Ferris Lowell Greenslet was an American editor and writer.-Biography:Greenslet graduated from Wesleyan University in 1897, and was awarded the Ph.D. by Columbia University in 1900. He was an associate editor of the Atlantic Monthly, 1902-07. In 1910, he became a literary advisor and director of...
. (1946) The Lowells and Their Seven Worlds, Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-89760-263-3.