What is Charles Kirk Clarke?
'''Charles Kirk Clarke''' (c. [[1857]] - [[January 20]] [[1924]]) was a [[psychiatrist]] who had a major role in [[Canada|Canadian]] politics. He was born in Elora, [[Ontario]], to a former parliamentarian. He went to college at the [[University of Toronto]] in [[1879]]. He later went on to found the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene. Clarke first practised psychiatry at the 999 Queen Street institution in [[Toronto]]. In 1880 and then took a post at the [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] asylum. Clarke was a student and brother-in-law of Joseph Workman, the superintendent of the Toronto Asylum. By 1905, Clarke had abandoned the movement, and many of the other leading psychiatrists would follow suit by the end of [[World War I]] since it was clear that [[Eugenics|eugenic]] measures did not have the desired effects.{{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Charles Kirk}} [[Category:1857 births]] [[Category:1924 deaths]] [[Category:Scientists from Ontario]] [[Category:Canadian psychiatrists]] [[Category:Medical researchers]] [[Category:University of Toronto alumni]] {{bio-stub}}