Alfred Clare | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 November 1912 | (aged 61)
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Alfred Clare (17 September 1851 – 1 November 1912) was for 19 years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre. [1] [2] [3] Clare was also an Alderman of Bedford for six years and served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust. [1]
Alfred Clare was born in Bedford on 17 September 1851. [2] He was the son of John Clare, who died when Alfred was young, and Emma who later married as her second husband, Mr. J. C. Conquest, a solicitor of Bedford. [2]
Clare was educated at Bedford Modern School and left with a leaving exhibition, joining his step-father’s firm as an articled clerk and later becoming a partner practising as Conquest and Clare. [2] Clare established his reputation in the Petty Sessional and County Courts of Bedford and neighbouring counties while also earning a good reputation in the family courts. [2] In one of his obituaries he was described as a ‘shrewd and honourable practitioner, and an eloquent and successful pleader’. [2]
Clare rose to prominence and was for nineteen years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy, [4] and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre. [1] He also held the clerkship to the burial board and served for six years as a borough alderman of Bedford. [1] He also served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust. [1] [2]
Clare married Miss Mary Catherine Hensman in 1882. [2] He died on All Saints’ Day in Muswell Hill on 1 November 1912 and his funeral took place in Highgate. [1] [5] He was survived by his wife and four children. [2]
Alfred Clare | |
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Born | |
Died | 1 November 1912 | (aged 61)
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Alfred Clare (17 September 1851 – 1 November 1912) was for 19 years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre. [1] [2] [3] Clare was also an Alderman of Bedford for six years and served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust. [1]
Alfred Clare was born in Bedford on 17 September 1851. [2] He was the son of John Clare, who died when Alfred was young, and Emma who later married as her second husband, Mr. J. C. Conquest, a solicitor of Bedford. [2]
Clare was educated at Bedford Modern School and left with a leaving exhibition, joining his step-father’s firm as an articled clerk and later becoming a partner practising as Conquest and Clare. [2] Clare established his reputation in the Petty Sessional and County Courts of Bedford and neighbouring counties while also earning a good reputation in the family courts. [2] In one of his obituaries he was described as a ‘shrewd and honourable practitioner, and an eloquent and successful pleader’. [2]
Clare rose to prominence and was for nineteen years District Registrar of the High Court of Justice, Registrar in Bankruptcy, [4] and County Court Registrar in the districts of which Bedford was the centre. [1] He also held the clerkship to the burial board and served for six years as a borough alderman of Bedford. [1] He also served as a Governor of the Harpur Trust. [1] [2]
Clare married Miss Mary Catherine Hensman in 1882. [2] He died on All Saints’ Day in Muswell Hill on 1 November 1912 and his funeral took place in Highgate. [1] [5] He was survived by his wife and four children. [2]