William Clarke (26 June 1843 – 9 March 1903) was an Australian businessman and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
[2] William Clarke married Mary Ann Mortimer on 25 June 1862 in Melbourne, later moving to Sydney.
[2] Clarke was a Justice of the Peace for the colonies of New South Wales and Victoria.
[2][4] He held important positions in connection with financial institutions in the colonies, and became Managing Director of the London branch of the Standard Bank of Australia.
He was one of the New South Wales commissioners for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London in 1886.