Published in the Crag & Canyon Newspaper
Banff, Alberta
June 8, 1918
S.J. Clarke, Superintendent Of The Park, Dies In Hospital At Rochester On Saturday
The death occurred at Rochester, Minn., on Saturday afternoon last of Simon John Clarke, Superintendent of the Banff National Park for the past six years, following an operation which he had undergone at the Mayo Bros. Hospital for internal troubles. Mr. Clarke had been suffering for some time, but his grit and determination kept him up and about his work as usual, and as he seldom complained, there was little sympathy expressed for him in his sufferings which must have been great. As a final resort, he at last decided to go to the great institution in the States. And although from time to time his many friends here were learning that he was well on the road to recovery, and that the operation which he had undergone had proved successful, yet no doubt his optimism and love of activity led him to believe that he was much better than he really was. Consequently a relapse followed from the results of which he died.
His wife and daughter, Miss Margaret Clarke, were the only ones of his family who were present at his bedside when he breathed his last, although his son, Lieut. Jack Clarke, who is home on furlough for a few shorts weeks, was in Calgary at the time. But the demise was so unexpected that he had not time to reach the hospital in time, to see his parent before death overtook him. Mr. Clarke is survived by a widow, one daughter and three sons: Miss Margaret Clarke, Lieut. Jack, Private William and Lieut. Walter. He also had two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Cuddie and Mrs. F Fairey, as well at two brothers, Malby and William, of Calgary.
The late Mr. Clarke had had an interesting and useful career. He was one of Calgary's first settlers. He was indeed the real pioneer of that city and was recognized as the veteran of the district. He came to Calgary with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and was in service at old Fort Calgary until the expiration of his second term in 1882, when there were only five white men there. He became a resident of Calgary and a member of the original council, and was the first chairman of police and relief. He was elected an alderman in 1905, 1906 and 1907. In 1910 he was elected commissioner and served in that capacity with A.G. Graves. At one time Mr. Clarke owned and managed the Queen's hotel there.
No more striking personality than that of the late John Clarke could be found in the northwest country, and he served with distinction on the R.N.W.M.P. from 1876 to 1882. He descended from an interesting line of North American pioneers, most particularly among whom was his grandfather, John Clarke, a leading figure in Washington Irving's history of "Astoria," which was an American frontier settlement and trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1811. John Clarke, the grandfather, was a native of Canada, but took a prominent part in the second American expedition to Oregon. After the dispersion of the Astoria settlement he returned to Canada, and entered the employment of the Hudson's Bay Co. The grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 106 years.
The late Simon John Clarke, of Calgary, was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, Dec. 22, 1852. He was educated in the public schools, and was well versed in legal affairs, and in 1876 joined the R.N.W.M.P. He came to Alberta with the second expedition and upon the arrival of this unit the men built the first stockade with corner bastions around the fort and grounds. At that time, Sitting Bull and his hostile band of Sioux were in the vicinity of Fort Walsh, where the detachment was stationed. In 1877, Mr. Clarke built the first log house at Pinto Horse Butte, which was used as a lookout to observe the activities of Sitting Bull and his tribe. He spent the following two years at Fort Walsh, and after that was stationed at Fort Macleod for five years. In 1881 he took over the command of Fort Calgary, with Corporal La Nosze. He was married to Miss Jane B. Finlay, daughter of James Finlay, of Keith, Scotland in 1884.
He was a member of the A.F. & A.M., a Pythian and a communicant of the Anglican Church.
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Bio info very kindly transcribed by Rockies Graver
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Banff, Alberta
June 8, 1918
S.J. Clarke, Superintendent Of The Park, Dies In Hospital At Rochester On Saturday
The death occurred at Rochester, Minn., on Saturday afternoon last of Simon John Clarke, Superintendent of the Banff National Park for the past six years, following an operation which he had undergone at the Mayo Bros. Hospital for internal troubles. Mr. Clarke had been suffering for some time, but his grit and determination kept him up and about his work as usual, and as he seldom complained, there was little sympathy expressed for him in his sufferings which must have been great. As a final resort, he at last decided to go to the great institution in the States. And although from time to time his many friends here were learning that he was well on the road to recovery, and that the operation which he had undergone had proved successful, yet no doubt his optimism and love of activity led him to believe that he was much better than he really was. Consequently a relapse followed from the results of which he died.
His wife and daughter, Miss Margaret Clarke, were the only ones of his family who were present at his bedside when he breathed his last, although his son, Lieut. Jack Clarke, who is home on furlough for a few shorts weeks, was in Calgary at the time. But the demise was so unexpected that he had not time to reach the hospital in time, to see his parent before death overtook him. Mr. Clarke is survived by a widow, one daughter and three sons: Miss Margaret Clarke, Lieut. Jack, Private William and Lieut. Walter. He also had two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Cuddie and Mrs. F Fairey, as well at two brothers, Malby and William, of Calgary.
The late Mr. Clarke had had an interesting and useful career. He was one of Calgary's first settlers. He was indeed the real pioneer of that city and was recognized as the veteran of the district. He came to Calgary with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and was in service at old Fort Calgary until the expiration of his second term in 1882, when there were only five white men there. He became a resident of Calgary and a member of the original council, and was the first chairman of police and relief. He was elected an alderman in 1905, 1906 and 1907. In 1910 he was elected commissioner and served in that capacity with A.G. Graves. At one time Mr. Clarke owned and managed the Queen's hotel there.
No more striking personality than that of the late John Clarke could be found in the northwest country, and he served with distinction on the R.N.W.M.P. from 1876 to 1882. He descended from an interesting line of North American pioneers, most particularly among whom was his grandfather, John Clarke, a leading figure in Washington Irving's history of "Astoria," which was an American frontier settlement and trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1811. John Clarke, the grandfather, was a native of Canada, but took a prominent part in the second American expedition to Oregon. After the dispersion of the Astoria settlement he returned to Canada, and entered the employment of the Hudson's Bay Co. The grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 106 years.
The late Simon John Clarke, of Calgary, was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, Dec. 22, 1852. He was educated in the public schools, and was well versed in legal affairs, and in 1876 joined the R.N.W.M.P. He came to Alberta with the second expedition and upon the arrival of this unit the men built the first stockade with corner bastions around the fort and grounds. At that time, Sitting Bull and his hostile band of Sioux were in the vicinity of Fort Walsh, where the detachment was stationed. In 1877, Mr. Clarke built the first log house at Pinto Horse Butte, which was used as a lookout to observe the activities of Sitting Bull and his tribe. He spent the following two years at Fort Walsh, and after that was stationed at Fort Macleod for five years. In 1881 he took over the command of Fort Calgary, with Corporal La Nosze. He was married to Miss Jane B. Finlay, daughter of James Finlay, of Keith, Scotland in 1884.
He was a member of the A.F. & A.M., a Pythian and a communicant of the Anglican Church.
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Bio info very kindly transcribed by Rockies Graver
47413179
Published in the Crag & Canyon Newspaper
Banff, Alberta
June 8, 1918
S.J. Clarke, Superintendent Of The Park, Dies In Hospital At Rochester On Saturday
The death occurred at Rochester, Minn., on Saturday afternoon last of Simon John Clarke, Superintendent of the Banff National Park for the past six years, following an operation which he had undergone at the Mayo Bros. Hospital for internal troubles. Mr. Clarke had been suffering for some time, but his grit and determination kept him up and about his work as usual, and as he seldom complained, there was little sympathy expressed for him in his sufferings which must have been great. As a final resort, he at last decided to go to the great institution in the States. And although from time to time his many friends here were learning that he was well on the road to recovery, and that the operation which he had undergone had proved successful, yet no doubt his optimism and love of activity led him to believe that he was much better than he really was. Consequently a relapse followed from the results of which he died.
His wife and daughter, Miss Margaret Clarke, were the only ones of his family who were present at his bedside when he breathed his last, although his son, Lieut. Jack Clarke, who is home on furlough for a few shorts weeks, was in Calgary at the time. But the demise was so unexpected that he had not time to reach the hospital in time, to see his parent before death overtook him. Mr. Clarke is survived by a widow, one daughter and three sons: Miss Margaret Clarke, Lieut. Jack, Private William and Lieut. Walter. He also had two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Cuddie and Mrs. F Fairey, as well at two brothers, Malby and William, of Calgary.
The late Mr. Clarke had had an interesting and useful career. He was one of Calgary's first settlers. He was indeed the real pioneer of that city and was recognized as the veteran of the district. He came to Calgary with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and was in service at old Fort Calgary until the expiration of his second term in 1882, when there were only five white men there. He became a resident of Calgary and a member of the original council, and was the first chairman of police and relief. He was elected an alderman in 1905, 1906 and 1907. In 1910 he was elected commissioner and served in that capacity with A.G. Graves. At one time Mr. Clarke owned and managed the Queen's hotel there.
No more striking personality than that of the late John Clarke could be found in the northwest country, and he served with distinction on the R.N.W.M.P. from 1876 to 1882. He descended from an interesting line of North American pioneers, most particularly among whom was his grandfather, John Clarke, a leading figure in Washington Irving's history of "Astoria," which was an American frontier settlement and trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1811. John Clarke, the grandfather, was a native of Canada, but took a prominent part in the second American expedition to Oregon. After the dispersion of the Astoria settlement he returned to Canada, and entered the employment of the Hudson's Bay Co. The grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 106 years.
The late Simon John Clarke, of Calgary, was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, Dec. 22, 1852. He was educated in the public schools, and was well versed in legal affairs, and in 1876 joined the R.N.W.M.P. He came to Alberta with the second expedition and upon the arrival of this unit the men built the first stockade with corner bastions around the fort and grounds. At that time, Sitting Bull and his hostile band of Sioux were in the vicinity of Fort Walsh, where the detachment was stationed. In 1877, Mr. Clarke built the first log house at Pinto Horse Butte, which was used as a lookout to observe the activities of Sitting Bull and his tribe. He spent the following two years at Fort Walsh, and after that was stationed at Fort Macleod for five years. In 1881 he took over the command of Fort Calgary, with Corporal La Nosze. He was married to Miss Jane B. Finlay, daughter of James Finlay, of Keith, Scotland in 1884.
He was a member of the A.F. & A.M., a Pythian and a communicant of the Anglican Church.
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Bio info very kindly transcribed by Rockies Graver
47413179
Banff, Alberta
June 8, 1918
S.J. Clarke, Superintendent Of The Park, Dies In Hospital At Rochester On Saturday
The death occurred at Rochester, Minn., on Saturday afternoon last of Simon John Clarke, Superintendent of the Banff National Park for the past six years, following an operation which he had undergone at the Mayo Bros. Hospital for internal troubles. Mr. Clarke had been suffering for some time, but his grit and determination kept him up and about his work as usual, and as he seldom complained, there was little sympathy expressed for him in his sufferings which must have been great. As a final resort, he at last decided to go to the great institution in the States. And although from time to time his many friends here were learning that he was well on the road to recovery, and that the operation which he had undergone had proved successful, yet no doubt his optimism and love of activity led him to believe that he was much better than he really was. Consequently a relapse followed from the results of which he died.
His wife and daughter, Miss Margaret Clarke, were the only ones of his family who were present at his bedside when he breathed his last, although his son, Lieut. Jack Clarke, who is home on furlough for a few shorts weeks, was in Calgary at the time. But the demise was so unexpected that he had not time to reach the hospital in time, to see his parent before death overtook him. Mr. Clarke is survived by a widow, one daughter and three sons: Miss Margaret Clarke, Lieut. Jack, Private William and Lieut. Walter. He also had two sisters, Mrs. W.H. Cuddie and Mrs. F Fairey, as well at two brothers, Malby and William, of Calgary.
The late Mr. Clarke had had an interesting and useful career. He was one of Calgary's first settlers. He was indeed the real pioneer of that city and was recognized as the veteran of the district. He came to Calgary with the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and was in service at old Fort Calgary until the expiration of his second term in 1882, when there were only five white men there. He became a resident of Calgary and a member of the original council, and was the first chairman of police and relief. He was elected an alderman in 1905, 1906 and 1907. In 1910 he was elected commissioner and served in that capacity with A.G. Graves. At one time Mr. Clarke owned and managed the Queen's hotel there.
No more striking personality than that of the late John Clarke could be found in the northwest country, and he served with distinction on the R.N.W.M.P. from 1876 to 1882. He descended from an interesting line of North American pioneers, most particularly among whom was his grandfather, John Clarke, a leading figure in Washington Irving's history of "Astoria," which was an American frontier settlement and trading post established by John Jacob Astor in 1811. John Clarke, the grandfather, was a native of Canada, but took a prominent part in the second American expedition to Oregon. After the dispersion of the Astoria settlement he returned to Canada, and entered the employment of the Hudson's Bay Co. The grandfather lived to the ripe old age of 106 years.
The late Simon John Clarke, of Calgary, was born in Huntingdon, Quebec, Dec. 22, 1852. He was educated in the public schools, and was well versed in legal affairs, and in 1876 joined the R.N.W.M.P. He came to Alberta with the second expedition and upon the arrival of this unit the men built the first stockade with corner bastions around the fort and grounds. At that time, Sitting Bull and his hostile band of Sioux were in the vicinity of Fort Walsh, where the detachment was stationed. In 1877, Mr. Clarke built the first log house at Pinto Horse Butte, which was used as a lookout to observe the activities of Sitting Bull and his tribe. He spent the following two years at Fort Walsh, and after that was stationed at Fort Macleod for five years. In 1881 he took over the command of Fort Calgary, with Corporal La Nosze. He was married to Miss Jane B. Finlay, daughter of James Finlay, of Keith, Scotland in 1884.
He was a member of the A.F. & A.M., a Pythian and a communicant of the Anglican Church.
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Bio info very kindly transcribed by Rockies Graver
47413179
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