Joseph Clarke

Joseph Andrew Clarke (September 20, 1869 – July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council (precursor to the Yukon Legislative Assembly). Clarke was born in Osnabruck Center, Ontario. He was educated in Prescott and Brockville, Ontario, and j... more

Joseph Andrew Clarke (September 20, 1869 – July 26, 1941) was a politician and lawyer from Canada. He served twice as mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, was a candidate for election to the Canadian House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and was a member of the Yukon Territorial Council (precursor to the Yukon Legislative Assembly). Clarke was born in Osnabruck Center, Ontario. He was educated in Prescott and Brockville, Ontario, and joined the North West Mounted Police in 1892 in Regina, Saskatchewan. He returned to Ontario shortly thereafter, only to be charged by the RNWMP with desertion. He was fined one hundred dollars, but received no further sanction in part because the magistrate was his uncle. After his brief policing career, Clarke studied law at Osgoode Hall at York University in Toronto. Upon graduating, he moved to the Yukon to take part in the Klondike gold rush. While there, he was admitted to the bar and spent two years (1903-1904) as an appointed member of... less