Austin Clarke (politician)

Austin Lloyd Clarke (February 18, 1896[1] — January 29, 1945[2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive representative from 1941 to 1945.

[1] Clarke was born in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of Kenneth and Georgiana Clarke, a family that traced its background to the United Empire Loyalist migration.

He served on the municipal council for St. Vital and was reeve from 1938 to 1941, and was also active in freemasonry.

In parliament, Clarke was a backbench supporter of the governments of John Bracken and Stuart Garson.