Andrew Clarke (British Army officer, born 1824)
Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke GCMG CB CIE (27 July 1824 – 29 March 1902) was a British soldier and governor, as well as a surveyor and politician in Australia.
Sir Andrew Clarke | |
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Andrew Clarke, 1873. Photographer: Gustav Richard Lambert National Archives of Malaysia | |
| Born | (1824-07-27)27 July 1824 |
| Died | 29 March 1902(1902-03-29) (aged 77) |
| Buried | Locksbrook Cemetery, Bath, Somerset, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Board of Ordnance British Army |
| Service years | 1844–1886 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 745 |
| Unit | Corps of Royal Engineers |
| Campaigns |
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| Awards | New Zealand War Medal India General Service Medal, Perak clasp Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, 1869 Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 1873 Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, 1878 Commissioner, Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886 Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, 1885 |
| Spouse |
Mary Margaret MacKillop
(m. 1867) |
| Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers | |
| In office 1901–1902 | |
| Preceded by | General Charles Fanshawe |
| Succeeded by | Lieutenant-General Charles B. Ewart |
| Inspector-General of Fortifications and Director of Work | |
| In office 1882–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Gallwey |
| Succeeded by | Lothian Nicholson |
| 9th Governor of Straits Settlements | |
| In office 4 November 1873 – 8 May 1875 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Colonial Secretary | James W. W. Birch Thomas Braddell |
| Preceded by | Sir Harry Ord |
| Succeeded by | Sir William Jervois |
| Victorian Legislative Assembly (Member for South Melbourne) | |
| In office November 1856 – August 1858 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Robert Anderson |
| Victorian Legislative Council (Nominated member) | |
| In office 29 August 1853 – March 1856 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Original Council abolished |
| Surveyor General of Victoria | |
| In office May 1853 – March 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Hoddle |
| Succeeded by | George Horne |
Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Clarke GCMG CB CIE (27 July 1824 – 29 March 1902) was a British soldier and governor, as well as a surveyor and politician in Australia.