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Frank Clarke (British politician)

British politician (1886-1938)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ5486418 ↗
Source-derived summary

Frank Edward Clarke (21 November 1886 – 12 July 1938) was a Conservative Party politician in England.

He was elected at the 1931 general election as member of parliament (MP) for Dartford, and held the seat until his death in 1938, aged 51.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Frank Clarke (British politician)” as british politician (1886-1938). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1886, 1938, 1931—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1886-11-21. The account is most persuasive where Frank, Clarke and British can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as british politician (1886-1938). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5486418. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1886, 1938 and 1931.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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This entry incorporates text from “Frank Clarke (British politician)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.