William Henry Clark

William Henry Clark

Sir William Henry Clark (1876-1952) was a British civil servant and diplomat.

Diplomatic career

Clark was the first British High Commissioner to Canada from 1928 until 1934, during which time he acquired and lived in Earnscliffe manor, the former home of the frist prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald. From 1934 to 1939 he was British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Swaziland, and the Union of South Africa. He retired in 1940.

ee also

*List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to Canada
*List of High Commissioners from the United Kingdom to South Africa

References

* [http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/archives/handlists/Clark/Clark.html Entry at British Library of Political and Economic Science]
* [http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/details.asp?FT=yes&SpeechID=531 Full text of 1929 speech to the Empire Club of Canada]
* [http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/index.php?html=/mss/newaids/BC81.HTM&msscollid=521 Entry at Manuscripts and Archive of the University of Cape Town]


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