Alfred Henry Clarke (October 25, 1860 – January 30, 1942) was a

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politician. Born in Manilla,

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, Clarke was educated at the Public School of Manilla and the Oakwood High School. In addition to studying law at the

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, he was also a Bencher of the

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, a County Crown Attorney, and a Clerk of the Peace and Local Master in Chancery in Essex. Clarke was first elected to the

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for the electoral district of Essex South in the general elections of 1904. Standing as a Liberal, he was re-elected in

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and

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. He became a judge of the Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division in 1921 until 1942.

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