Wallace Nathaniel Clarke 1844-1901 Born At Woodbridge Ontario
Educated at the public schools and Weston Grammar School; taught school
for some years. Subsequently engaged in mercantile life. Elected to the
House of Commons for West York, 1878; continued as representative of
that constituency until his death. Voted for the disallowance of the
Jesuits' Estates Act, 1888; appointed controller of customs in the
ministry of Sir John Thompson, 1892; resigned, 1895, owing to a
disagreement with his colleagues in regard to the Manitoba school
question. Grand master of the Orange Order in British America for over
twenty years. =Bib.=: Dent, Can. Men.