Sir Rupert Turner Havelock Clark, 2nd Baronet (1865 – 1926), 2nd Baronet of Rupertswood, pastoralist and entrepreneur, member of parliament, pastoralist and company director. He was the son of Sir William John Clarke

Sir William Clarke, 1st Baronet

Sir William John Clarke, 1st Baronet was an Australian landowner.He was born on 31 March 1831 at Lovely Banks, Van Diemen's Land, the eldest of three sons of William John Turner Clarke, and his wife Eliza, née Dowling....

. Sir William was made a Baronet by Queen Victoria for the huge sums he had given to various causes.

Succeeding to the baronetcy on his father's death in May 1897, Rupert followed him into the Legislative Council of Victoria as member for Southern Province, retaining the seat until 1904. Sir Rupert married Elsie Tucker, with whom he had a son, also Rupert, who would inherit the title.

Select bibliography

• J. Smith (ed), Cyclopedia of Victoria, vols 1, 3 (Melb, 1903, 1905);
• H. H. Peck, Memoirs of a Stockman (Melb, 1942);
• L. G. Houston, Ministers of Water Supply in Victoria (Melb, 1965);
• R. Gibson, My Years in the Communist Party (Melb, 1966);
• P. M. Power, From These Descended (Kilmore, Vic, 1977);
• Tocsin, 28 Jan 1904; Weekly Times (Melbourne), 21 Aug 1909; Punch (Melbourne), 16 Apr 1914; Age (Melbourne), 14 Feb 1955;
• W. Howat, annals of the Clarke family (State Library of Victoria). More on the resources