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'''Sir [[Stanley Clarke]] CBE''' (7 June 1933 - 2004), was an [[English people|English]] [[businessman]], a self-made millionaire [[property developer]], [[horse racing]] enthusiast, and [[philanthropist]]. |
'''Sir [[Stanley Clarke]] CBE''' (7 June 1933 - 19 September 2004), was an [[English people|English]] [[businessman]], a self-made millionaire [[property developer]], [[horse racing]] enthusiast, and [[philanthropist]]. |
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==Early life== |
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It's a fair accolade for someone who, aged 11, worked as a butcher's boy in the day and delivered prescriptions in the evenings. "My father died of TB," he confides. "I lived with TB in the house. I'm not complaining about it, it was a great experience really, it made you stand on your own two feet. Life wasn't soft." |
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He had dreams of being a farmer but his father told him to stay at school. |
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==Career== |
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Aged 15, he became an [[apprentice]] [[plumber]].<ref name=Telg2884307/> |
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Aged 21, he agreed a deal with a local farmer to buy one acre of land. The farmer agreed to waive the agreed payment of £125 until Clarke had gained [[planning permission]], which he duly did and sold the land ownwards before paying for it for £650.<ref name=Telg2884307/> |
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Clarke set up the building firm Clarke St Modwen with his brother-in-law, which he developed into a major regional house builder. In 1987 be sold the house building side of the business to BBI for £51M, a company which at the time only had net assets of £6M. Clarke and his wife owned 80% of the company at the time of the sale.<ref name=Telg2884307/> |
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===St Modwen=== |
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==Horse Racing== |
==Horse Racing== |
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===Northern Racing=== |
===Northern Racing=== |
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==Death== |
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Clarke was diagnosed with [[bowel cancer]] in 2000, with polyups on his [[liver]] and [[lungs]], given three years to live. After a series of operations which removed three quarters of his liver, he under went [[chemotherapy]]. Pronounced in remission, in 2004 the cancer returned.<ref name=Telg2884307>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2884307/Business-profile-The-butchers-boy-who-carved-out-a-property-empire.html|title=The butcher's boy who carved out a property empire|author=Helena Keers|publisher=[[Daily Telegraph]]|date=1 May 2004|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref> |
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He resiged his postions with St Modwen and Northern Racing, before dying at his home on 19 September 2004. |
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Revision as of 01:48, 28 June 2012
Sir Stanley Clarke CBE (7 June 1933 - 19 September 2004), was an English businessman, a self-made millionaire property developer, horse racing enthusiast, and philanthropist.
Early life
It's a fair accolade for someone who, aged 11, worked as a butcher's boy in the day and delivered prescriptions in the evenings. "My father died of TB," he confides. "I lived with TB in the house. I'm not complaining about it, it was a great experience really, it made you stand on your own two feet. Life wasn't soft."
He had dreams of being a farmer but his father told him to stay at school.
Career
Aged 15, he became an apprentice plumber.[1]
Aged 21, he agreed a deal with a local farmer to buy one acre of land. The farmer agreed to waive the agreed payment of £125 until Clarke had gained planning permission, which he duly did and sold the land ownwards before paying for it for £650.[1]
Clarke set up the building firm Clarke St Modwen with his brother-in-law, which he developed into a major regional house builder. In 1987 be sold the house building side of the business to BBI for £51M, a company which at the time only had net assets of £6M. Clarke and his wife owned 80% of the company at the time of the sale.[1]
St Modwen
Horse Racing
Trainer
Owner and breeder
After giving up training, Clarke concentrated on breeding stock and racing. He stabled a number of horses with Somerset-based Martin Pipe, who trained Rolling Ball, the Royal and SunAlliance Chase winner at Cheltenham racecourse in 1991.[2]
Northern Racing
Death
Clarke was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2000, with polyups on his liver and lungs, given three years to live. After a series of operations which removed three quarters of his liver, he under went chemotherapy. Pronounced in remission, in 2004 the cancer returned.[1]
He resiged his postions with St Modwen and Northern Racing, before dying at his home on 19 September 2004.
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References
- ^ a b c d Helena Keers (1 May 2004). "The butcher's boy who carved out a property empire". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Racing mourns Clarke". BBC Sport. 19 September, 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Obituary - Sir Stanley Clarke". Daily Telegraph. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Obituary - Sir Stanley Clarke". The Independent. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Obituary - Sir Stanley Clarke". The Guardian. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^ "Sir Stanley Clarke". burton-on-trent.org.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-26.