Toby Clarke
Sir Charles Mansfield Tobias Clarke, 6th Baronet (born 8 September 1939), known as Sir Toby Clarke since 1973, is a British businessman.
Clarke is the son of Sir Humphrey Clarke, 5th Baronet and was educated at Eton, Christ Church, Oxford, La Sorbonne, and New York University. He founded The Baronets' Journal in 1987 and from 1993 to 1996 he was chairman of the Standing Council of the Baronetage Bankers Trust Co. He was associate director of Swiss Bank Corp.[1] in 1992–94, underwriting member, Lloyds from 1984–2001, and lord of the Manor of Bibury.
Through his grandmother, Elfrida Roosevelt (Lady Clarke, wife of Sir Orme Bigland Clarke, Bt. CBE) he is related to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt is his first cousin, three times removed. He is also the second cousin, three times removed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[2]
He was married to Charlotte Walter and then Teresa Loraine Aphrodite de Chair (daughter of Somerset de Chair) (divorced). He has three children (by his second marriage): Theodora Roosevelt Clarke (born 4 August 1985), Augusta Elfrida Clarke (born 25 April 1987) and Olympic athlete Lawrence Somerset Clarke (born 12 March 1990).[3]
He is a Vice-President of the Standing Council of the Baronetage.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "High hurdler with friends in high places". The Independent. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ http://www.theblacketts.com/articles/156-the-link-to-the-roosevelt-presidents
- ^ "Lawrence Clarke's Christening". www.tatler.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Standing Council of the Baronetage".
Sources
- thePeerage.com
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- Who's Who 2008
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