[1] He was born in 1867 in Stanley, West Yorkshire to father George Clegg.
[2]: 7 In 1920, he was selected as the first governor of the South African Reserve Bank a positioned he served until 1931.
[2]: 7 After then end of his tenure at the South African Reserve Bank, he was appointed as the chairman of the commission of inquiry into the Hong Kong currency.
[2]: 7 He died on 16 March 1945 at Stillwood House in Winchester, England.
[2]: 7 This South African business-related biographical article is a stub.