# Lance Clark

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English shoemaker and businessman (1936–2018)

Lancelot P. Clark Born (1936-04-30)30 April 1936 Street, Somerset, United Kingdom Died 27 February 2018(2018-02-27) (aged 81) Occupations Shoemaker and businessman Known for Majority owner of Clarks shoes

**Lancelot Pease Clark** (30 April 1936 – 27 February 2018),[1] was an English shoemaker, businessman, and member of the Clark family, which is the majority owner of shoe retailer [Clarks](/source/C._%26_J._Clark) which they had founded in the 1820s.[2]

## Career

Clark was born in [Street, Somerset](/source/Street%2C_Somerset), into the sixth generation of the Clarks [shoemaking](/source/Shoemaking) family.[2]

He was educated at [Leighton Park School](/source/Leighton_Park_School) and [New College, Oxford](/source/New_College%2C_Oxford). While working in the family business, he was managing director of Clarks UK, prior to the business being placed under non-family management.[3] He is credited with the creation of the [Wallabee](/source/Wallabee) shoe in 1965.[4][5] After retiring from Clarks, Clark went on to work with the [Edward Green](/source/Edward_Green_Shoes) and [Terra Plana](/source/Vivobarefoot) shoe brands.

As of 2017, the Clark family still owned more than 80 per cent of the company, according to *[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)*.[2] Lancelot Clark's branch of the family collectively owned about 25 per cent.[6]

In 2008, Clark set up ethical footwear brand Soul of Africa, which raises money for South African orphans who have lost their parents to [AIDS](/source/AIDS).[5]

## Personal life

Based in Street, Somerset, for much of his life, Clark was a painter. He had seven children in total.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lancelot Pease CLARK - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)"](https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/FF8soczfFzHVgjkfQitsWt_RGXk/appointments). *beta.companieshouse.gov.uk*. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) ["The Sunday Times Rich List 2017"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180314095217/http://nuk-rich-list-ui-2017-uk-prod.eu-west-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/richlist/view/group35#profile-7). *nuk-rich-list-ui-2017-uk-prod.eu-west-1.elasticbeanstalk.com*. Archived from [the original](http://nuk-rich-list-ui-2017-uk-prod.eu-west-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/richlist/view/group35#profile-7) on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_3-0)** ["About Lance Clark and his love of art - Lancelot Clark"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025218/http://lancelotclark.com/about/). *Lancelot Clark*. Archived from [the original](http://lancelotclark.com/about/) on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Miles Kurosky's Silver Lining: Clarks Wallabees – Magnet Magazine"](http://magnetmagazine.com/2010/03/17/miles-kuroskys-silver-lining-clarks-wallabees/). *magnetmagazine.com*. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_5-1) Butler, Sarah (6 June 2008). ["Quaker cobbler puts soul into sole"](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/jun/07/retail.aids). *the Guardian*. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Hipwell, Deirdre (22 February 2017). ["Clarks takes first steps to store closures"](https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/clarks-takes-first-steps-to-store-closures-h7fc2h950). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0140-0460](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0140-0460). Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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