Introduction

Biography

Samuel was the son of Ma­jor Gen­er­al James C. Clarke, Roy­al Ma­rine Light In­fan­try, and hus­band of Cath­er­ine Pe­ter Hen­der.

He was edu­cat­ed at Queen’s Col­lege and St. Ma­ry Hall, Ox­ford, Eng­land (BA 1844, MA 1846).

On tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders, he be­came suc­cess­ive­ly cur­ate of Thor­ver­ton, and of Daw­lish, De­vons­hire; and vi­car of St. Tho­mas-by-Launce­ston, Corn­wall.

Later, he served as head mas­ter of the Launc­eston Gram­mar School, and vi­car of Thor­ver­ton (1875); and Hon. Sec­re­ta­ry of the Exe­ter, De­von, Board of Edu­ca­tion.

Works

• Thoughts in Verse from a Vil­lage Church­man’s Note Book, 1848
• Services of Song for Christ­mas, Pas­sion­tide, As­cen­sion, Har­vest, etc.
• Constructive Ex­er­cise Book for La­tin Verbs, 1869
• A Serv­ice for Child­ren, Adapt­ed to the Course of the Church Year, 1870
• Memorial Trib­utes In­scribed from Time to Time to Mem­bers of the Roy­al Fa­mi­ly of Eng­land, 1894
• Festival and Oth­er Hymns for Church Tides (Skef­fing­ton, 1896)