William Henry Clark
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Sir William Henry Clark, GCMG, KCSI
(1876–1952) was a British
civil servant and diplomat
.
manor, the former home of the first prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald. From 1934 to 1939 he was British High Commissioner for Basutoland
, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Swaziland
, and the Union of South Africa
. He retired in 1940.
KCSI
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(1876–1952) was a British
United Kingdom
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civil servant and diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
.
Diplomatic career
Clark was the first British High Commissioner to Canada from 1928 until 1934, during which time he acquired and lived in EarnscliffeEarnscliffe
Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario. It is currently home of the British High Commissioner to Canada, and it was previously home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The manor overlooks the Ottawa River just east of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. It is located...
manor, the former home of the first prime minister of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald. From 1934 to 1939 he was British High Commissioner for Basutoland
Basutoland
Basutoland or officially the Territory of Basutoland, was a British Crown colony established in 1884 after the Cape Colony's inability to control the territory...
, Bechuanaland Protectorate, Swaziland
Swaziland
Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique...
, and the Union of South Africa
Union of South Africa
The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State...
. He retired in 1940.