George Clark (Queensland politician)
George John Edwin Clark was an Australian farmer and politician.
Early life
Born in Van Diemen's Land, he was educated in England at Camberwell Collegiate School.Pastoral life
In 1865 he settled in the Darling Downs in Queensland, where his older brother Charles had been living since 1861. In 1868 the brothers bought the Old Talgai sheep farming station, where George proved to be a very successful breeder of sheep.In 1868, George Clark commissioned architect Richard George Suter to construct a grand homestead. Talgai Homestead is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.