George Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe

George Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe

George Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe GCSI GCIE GCMG GBE (4 July 1848–7 February 1933) was a British colonial administrator and British Army officer.

Originally a Liberal, he became increasingly reactionary in his later life and was, in the 1930s, a prominent supporter of fascist causes.

External links

* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080014b.htm Sir George Sydenham Clarke] at the Australian Dictionary of Biography


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