Reuben Clements
| George Stayley Brown | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Yarmouth township | |
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In office 1835–1847 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 14, 1783 Chebogue, Nova Scotia |
| Died |
March 28, 1868 (aged 84) Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Reuben Clements (August 14, 1783 – March 28, 1868) was a sailor, pilot and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1835 to 1847 as a Reformer.
He was born in Chebogue, Nova Scotia, the son of Captain Elkanah Clements and Lucy Holmes. Clements married Elizabeth Pinkney. He served as a justice of the peace for Yarmouth County and also as county treasurer.[1] He was first elected to the assembly in 1830 but subsequently disqualified after an appeal by Samuel Sheldon Poole;[2] Clements was reelected in a by-election held in 1835 following Poole's death.[1] He did not run for reelection in 1847.[3] Clements died at the age of 84, probably in Yarmouth.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1984). Elliott, Shirley B, ed. The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1983: A biographical directory. Province of Nova Scotia. ISBN 0-88871-050-X.
- ↑ Journal and proceedings of the House of Assembly, 1830 (1831)
- ↑ Brown, George Stayley; Campbell, John Roy (1888). Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: a sequel to Campbell's history. Rand Avery Company. p. 68.
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