Career
He resigned his seat at Shaftesbury in December 1760 to fight a by-election for County Durham. He lost that election and the general election of 1761, but was elected for the constituency at the third attempt in 1768 and continued to represent it until 1790. In 1758, he replaced his father"s old house Axwell House, near Blaydon on Tyne, with a new mansion house in Palladian style.
Another brother was Lieutenant General Sir John Clavering (1722–1777) who was Commander-in-Chief, India 1774–1777.
