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In the first quarter of 1809, public attention was distracted from the recent British military humiliation in Spain by the scandal of the alleged involvement of the duke of York, the king’s second son and commander-in-chief of the army, in the sale of commissions by his former mistress, Mrs. Mary Anne Clarke. After an open Commons inquiry ...
CLARKE, MARY ANNE (1776–1852), mistress of Frederick, duke of York, was, according to Elizabeth Taylor, who knew her well, the daughter of a man named Thompson, and was born in Ball and Pin Alley, White's Alley, Chancery Lane, in 1776. Her father died when she was very young, and Mrs. Thompson married a compositor named Farquhar.
Mary Anne Clarke Mary Anne Clarke often appears on the Poetry Society’s Young Poets’ Network, and has won their Cape Farewell and Edith Sitwell prizes. She has been commended for the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award, Ledbury and Basil Bunting awards, and longlisted for the Christopher Tower Prize.
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Mary Clarke may refer to: Mary Basset or Mary Clarke (died 1572), English translator. Mary Clarke (letter writer) (died 1705) Mary Anne Clarke (1776–1852), mistress of Frederick, Duke of York. Mary Elizabeth Mohl née Clarke (1793–1883), British socialite. Mary Frances Clarke (1803–1887), foundress of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed ...
Mary Anne Clarke (née Thompson) by Lawrence Gahagan marble bust, 1811 24 3/8 in. x 17 3/4 in. (620 mm x 450 mm) overall Purchased, 1965 Primary Collection
