James Austin Clarke (1880 – 1918)

James Clarke was born in Markdale, Ontario. He worked for Yukon Gold, and was a well-known teamster in Dawson. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Clarke bought a ticket to Prince Rupert and drowned when the Princess Sophia sank in the Lynn Canal.1)

1)
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia, SS Princess Sophia: Those Who Perished. 2018: 49.