▁he ▁held ▁inc um ben cies ▁at ▁New ▁Water ford , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁and ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁Dean ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁King ' s ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 0 0 9 ▁death s ▁Category : De ans ▁of ▁Freder ic ton <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁James ▁Clar ke ▁O BE ▁FR SA ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ), ▁usually ▁known ▁as ▁Chris ▁Clar ke , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁politician , ▁leader ▁of ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council ▁and ▁of ▁his ▁party ' s ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Association . ▁ ▁Life ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁Es sex , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁West cl iff ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Boys , ▁Clar ke ▁first ▁entered ▁politics ▁as ▁an ▁SD P ▁coun c ill or ▁in ▁Richmond shire , ▁North ▁York shire , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Som erset ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁sh oe ▁manufact urer ▁Clark s . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁M end ip ▁District ▁Council , ▁rising ▁to ▁become ▁its ▁leader ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁elected ▁to ▁Som erset ▁County ▁Council , ▁serving ▁as ▁member ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Well s