Sir Rupert Clarke, 4th Baronet

Sir
Rupert Clarke
Bt
Born
Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke

1947 or 1948 (age 78)[1]

Sir Rupert Grant Alexander Clarke is the 4th Baronet Clarke of Rupertswood, having succeeded his father, Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet.[2][1][3]

In 1978 he married Susannah Law-Smith, daughter of Sir Robert Law-Smith; at the time of the engagement, Susannah was employed as the Private Secretary to the-then Wife of the Prime Minister of Australia Tamie Fraser.[4] The couple have three children.[5]

The Clarke of Rupertswood baronetcy, granted 1882, is one of only two extant of Australian territorial designation.

Sir Rupert Clarke lives in Melbourne, Australia, and succeeded his father when he died in 2005. As of 2019 he and his wife continued to own the Clarke family's historic estate Bolinda Vale in the Shire of Macedon Ranges.[6][7][8][9] His son Rupert is the heir-apparent to the Baronetcy.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sir Rupert III may be last man standing". The Age. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  2. ^ Official Roll "Official Roll of the Baronetage » the Standing Council of the Baronetage -". Archived from the original on 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ McGinness, Mark (16 February 2005). "A fair dinkum Aussie baronet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Engagement thrills country families". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria. 4 March 1977. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Kidd, Charles; Williamson, Charles, eds. (2002). Debrett’s Peerage & Baronetage 2003. London: Macmillan. p. B255. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ^ "A fair dinkum Aussie baronet". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Publishing. 16 February 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ^ "A DAY IN THE COUNTRY: Rupertswood & Bolinda Vale". The Johnston Collection. The Johnston Collection. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Gardens of the North-West: Day Excursion – Bolinda Vale" (PDF). Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Bolinda Vale". ABC Gardening Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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