Sir George Clark, 2nd Baronet
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Sir George Ernest Clark DL
, 2nd Baronet (1882-1950) was the son of Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet
of Dunlambert, Belfast. Sir George was educated at Cambridge
and was a naval architect. He was Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) between 1939 and 1946 and a High Sheriff of Counties Antrim and Down.
In business he was Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company
; his father's shipping firm, on which the family's fortunes were built, was wound-up in his father's lifetime.
He was succeeded by his son, Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet
who was succeeded by the 2nd Baronet's brother, Sir Colin Clark, 4th Baronet.
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, 2nd Baronet (1882-1950) was the son of Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet
Sir George Clark, 1st Baronet
Sir George Smith Clark, 1st Baronet DL was a businessman and politician in Northern Ireland. George S. Clark was born in Paisley, Scotland the second son of thread manufacturer James Clark, and Jane Smith; both his parents were Scottish Presbyterians.-Early life:Clark was educated at Merchiston...
of Dunlambert, Belfast. Sir George was educated at Cambridge
Cambridge
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and was a naval architect. He was Honorary Colonel of the 3rd Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) between 1939 and 1946 and a High Sheriff of Counties Antrim and Down.
In business he was Chairman of the Great Northern Railway Company
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
; his father's shipping firm, on which the family's fortunes were built, was wound-up in his father's lifetime.
He was succeeded by his son, Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet
Sir George Clark, 3rd Baronet
Sir George Anthony Clark, 3rd Baronet DL was an Orangeman and unionist politician in Northern Ireland....
who was succeeded by the 2nd Baronet's brother, Sir Colin Clark, 4th Baronet.