Ralph Clark (died 1660) was an English tanner, notable for being the first Mayor of Chesterfield.

Clark came from the prominent Clark family of Chesterfield[1] and was elected to the post of Mayor on 21 April, 1598[2] following the Elizabethan charter issued that same year, which granted the town the right to elect a mayor.[3][4]

In 1641 when Poll tax was paid, Ralph paid the highest amount in the town.

At the time of his death in 1660, he was living in Cutthorpe, outside of Chesterfield.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The Clarke Families of Chesterfield". 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mayors of Chesterfield". www.chesterfield.gov.uk. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chesterfield Borough Council - Mayor and mayoress". www.chesterfield.gov.uk. 20 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Familiae minorum gentium by John William Clay (1894)
  5. ↑ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk.


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