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5 unusual facts about Alan Clark


Jaguar SS100

The late Alan Clark MP owned a Jaguar SS100, and during his time in Margaret Thatcher's government was often to be seen piloting his SS100 away from the House of Commons after late Parliamentary sittings.

Kamenets-Podolsky Pocket

Alan Clark, Barbarossa, Harper Perennial, New York, 1985 ISBN 978-0-688-04268-4

Kenneth Clark

Clark's elder son, Alan Clark, became a prominent Conservative MP and was a writer-historian and celebrated diarist.

The couple had three children: Alan, in 1928, and twins Colette (known as Celly) and Colin in 1932.

Mike Beuttler

Beuttler was also the brother-in-law of politician Alan Clark.


Brian Smedley

In the trial, the former trade minister Alan Clark confessed to being ""economical with the actualité" under close cross examination by the defence counsel, Geoffrey Robertson, Gilbert Gray and James Hunt.

Korg Wavestation

A few notable mainstream artists that used Wavestations in the early 1990s were Joe Zawinul Jan Hammer, Phil Collins, Gary Numan and Tony Banks of Genesis (who also used them on the band's 2007 European Tour) Depeche Mode, Michael Jackson, and Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher of Dire Straits.

Le Cercle

Alan Clark the British Conservative MP and historian stated in his diaries that Le Cercle was funded by the CIA.

Sandling railway station

It is the closest station to Saltwood Castle (where Alan Clark lived until his death) and it is frequently mentioned in the Alan Clark Diaries.


see also

Alan Clark Diaries

The first published diaries open with Alan Clark, Conservative Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton since February 1974, about to seek re-election at the 1983 general election.