Clarke, Thomas, Sir, 1703-1764
Variant namesSir Thomas Clarke (1704-1764) graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1724 and was called to the bar in 1729. Clarke was commissioned to collate the Earl of Macclesfield's copy of Fleta with the first edition; he published a third edition himself, anonymously, in 1735. He served as a member of Parliament from 1747 to 1761, and was appointed Master of the Rolls in 1754.
From the description of Annotations in Fleta seu commentarius juris Anglicani..., [circa 1730-1735]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702201647
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| creatorOf | Clarke, Thomas, Sir, 1704-1764. Annotations in Fleta seu commentarius juris Anglicani..., [circa 1730-1735]. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Essex County (Mass.). Treasurer. [Accounting record] 1755 / Daniel Appleton, Treasurer. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| referencedIn | Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk). | Houghton Library |
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| associatedWith | Macclesfield, Thomas Parker, Earl of, 1666?-1732. | person |
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Birth 1703
Death 1764-11-13
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