Ashley Clarke
Sir Henry Ashley Clarke British Ambassador to Italy | |
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In office 1953–1962 | |
Preceded by | Sir Victor Mallet |
Succeeded by | Sir John Ward |
Personal details | |
Born | Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England | 26 June 1903
Died | 20 January 1994 | (aged 90)
Spouse(s) |
Frances Molyneux
(after 1962) |
Parent(s) | Henry Hugh Rose Clarke Rachel Hill Duncan |
Education | Repton School |
Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Sir Henry Ashley Clarke
Early life
Henry Ashley Clarke was a son of Henry Hugh Rose Clarke (a son of Col. Henry Stephenson Clarke) and the former Rachel Hill Duncan (a daughter of John H. H. Duncan). He was educated at Repton School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
Career
Clarke joined the
From 1949 to 1953 he served at the
Later career
Clarke retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1962 and devoted himself to numerous cultural and artistic activities. He was chairman of the British–Italian Society and of the
Honours
Clarke was appointed CMG in 1946, knighted KCMG in the
Personal life
Clarke was twice married. His first marriage was to an American,
In 1962 he married Frances Molyneux, daughter of John Molyneux of
Clarke died on 20 January 1994.[19] His ashes were taken to Venice and on 26 February were ceremonially carried in a sixteen-oar boat, through thick fog, the length of the Grand Canal and across the lagoon to the funerary island of San Michele, where they were buried in the protestant cemetery.[1]
Publications
- Restoring Venice: the Church of the Madonna dell'Orto (with Philip Rylands), Paul Elek Ltd, London, 1977
References
- ^ a b Obituary: Sir Ashley Clarke, The Independent, London, 25 January 1994.
- ^ "No. 33100". The London Gazette. 6 November 1925. p. 7266.
- ^ "No. 39575". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 June 1952. p. 3371.
- ^ "No. 40043". The London Gazette. 15 December 1953. p. 6817.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54810. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "No. 39555". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 June 1952. p. 3011.
- ^ "No. 42552". The London Gazette. 1 January 1962. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 42367". The London Gazette. 30 May 1961. p. 3995.
- ^ CLARKE, Sir (Henry) Ashley, Who Was Who, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Nov 2012.
- ^ Scarborough, Nan (16 May 1937). "DIPLOMAT TO WED MISS VIRGINIA BELL; Daughter of the Late Edward Bell of New York Will Be Bride of H. A. Clarke GERARD ATTENDS PARTY Overseas Visitors in London Are Guests at Reception Given by English-Speaking Union". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Barron, James (14 December 1995). "Evangeline Bruce, 77, Hostess Known for Washington Soirees". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Owens, Mitchell (16 March 1995). "AT HOME WITH: Evangeline Bruce; The Improbable Author". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Virginia Surtees". 1 December 2017 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Virginia Surtees, scholar of Pre-Raphaelite art – obituary". The Telegraph. 25 October 2017 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "No. 49768". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 9.
- ^ Birthday Honours 2000 – Diplomatic and Commonwealth, BBC News
- ^ Frances Clarke, Venice in Peril
- ^ Peril fund president honoured by city, The Times, London, 2 November 1996, page 17
- ^ Sir Ashley Clarke (obituary), The Times, London, 22 January 1994, page 17.
External links
- Portraits of Sir (Henry) Ashley Clarke at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- British Ambassador Presents Credentials, British Pathé, 1953 (British Ambassador in Italy Sir Ashley Clarke with Italian President Luigi Einaudi) (video, no sound)