John Clarke (provost)
John Clarke was the Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, and an Anglican clergyman.
Education
Born in 1732 he was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon 1742–1749.He was a B.D. and Doctor of Divinity 19 May 1768.
Career
John Clarke was Provost of Oriel from 12 February 1768 until his death on 21 November 1781.He was rector of Kingsdown near Wrotham from 1776 to 1781 and a Prebendary of Rochester.