William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston

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PC
Member of Parliament
for Croydon South
In office
28 February 1974 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byRichard Ottaway
Member of Parliament
for East Surrey
In office
18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byCharles Doughty
Succeeded byGeoffrey Howe
Member of Parliament
for Nottingham South
In office
8 October 1959 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byDenis Keegan
Succeeded byGeorge Perry
Personal details
Born
William Gibson Haig Clark

(1917-10-18)18 October 1917
Died6 October 2004(2004-10-06) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
Political party
Second World War

William Gibson Haig Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston,

PC (18 October 1917 – 6 October 2004) was a British Conservative politician who sat for a total of 28 years as a member of Parliament for three constituencies. He was also a Member of the House of Lords
.

Early life

Clark was educated at

St Kitts and Belize, and in property in the UK. He was also a consultant to Tate&Lyle.[2]

Political career

In 1949, Clark was elected to Wandsworth Borough Council, serving until 1953. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to win a seat on the London County Council and stood without success in the 1955 general election in Northampton.

Clark was elected to Parliament for

Nottingham South
in 1959, serving on the opposition front bench from 1964 to 1966, the only period in his career. He lost his seat in 1966. He returned to Parliament as the MP for
Privy Counsellor.[3]

Following his retirement Clark received a life peerage on 21 July 1992 as Baron Clark of Kempston, of Kempston in the County of Bedfordshire,[4] and was an active contributor to House of Lords debates.[5]

Personal life

Clark was married to Irene Rands and had three sons and a daughter.

Arms

Coat of arms of William Clark, Baron Clark of Kempston
Crest
A demi-unicorn Azure winged armed crined and unguled Or collared chequy Argent and Azure and supporting with the forelegs a thistle plant flowered Proper.
Escutcheon
Erminois on a pile Azure between two quills pilewise points in roundels in pile of the last.
Supporters
Dexter a lion Gules gorged with a collar chequy Argent and Azure pendent therefrom by a cord Or an escallop Argent and resting the interior hid paw on a portcullis Gold sinister a unicorn Azure winged horned unguled and crined Or gorged with a collar chequy Argent and Azure pendent therefrom by a cord Gold an escallop Argent and resting the interior hoof on a bezant.
Motto
Perseverantia Cum Perceptione[6]

References

  1. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Lord Clark of Kempston". The Independent. London. 29 October 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  3. ^ Biffen, John (8 October 2004). "Obituary: Lord Clark of Kempston". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ "No. 52999". The London Gazette. 27 July 1992. p. 12509.
  5. ^ "Baron Clark of Kempston". Kempston Local History Society. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2003. p. 329.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Nottingham South

1959–1966 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Surrey East

1970–1974 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament
for Croydon South
1974–1992 		Succeeded by
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