Background
Clerke was the son of Henry Clerke of Rochester, Kent and his wife Grace Morgan, daughter of George Morgan of Crow Lane House Rochester.
Clerke was the son of Henry Clerke of Rochester, Kent and his wife Grace Morgan, daughter of George Morgan of Crow Lane House Rochester.
University College.
His father was a lawyer and Member of Parliament for Rochester. He matriculated at University College, Oxford aged 16 on 16 September 1634. Clerke"s brother Francis was also Member of Parliament for Rochester.
Short Parliament]
In April 1640, Clerke was elected Member of Parliament for Rochester in the Short Parliament.
