Sir John Clerke (1683-1727) was an English politician for a Surrey constituency in the early eighteenth century."The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847" (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig - Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
Clerke was the son of William Clerke, 3rd Baronet. He was elected the Tory M.P. for Haslemere in 1710; and tried to contest the seat in 1713 but was not backed.History of Parliament on line
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