The son of
Sir William Henry Clerke,[3] he was educated at
Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating in 1814 at age 15; and graduating B.A. in 1818, M.A. in 1821, B.D. in 1830, canon and D.D. 1847.[4] He was the author of a large number of visitation sermons and addresses, as well as devotional texts and treatises on ecclesiastical law. Clerke was a sponsor of the
Library of the Fathers.[5]
References
^University IntelligenceThe Times (London, England), Tuesday, Dec 25, 1877; pg. 7; Issue 29134