Herbert Sylvester Clements
Herbert Sylvester Clements | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent West | |
In office 1904–1908 | |
Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1903. |
Succeeded by | Archibald McCoig |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Comox—Atlin | |
In office 1911–1917 | |
Preceded by | William Templeman |
Succeeded by | The electoral district was abolished in 1914. |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Comox—Alberni | |
In office 1917–1921 | |
Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1914. |
Succeeded by | Alan Webster Neill |
Personal details | |
Born | Dover Township, Canada West | November 8, 1865
Died | November 30, 1939 | (aged 74)
Political party | Conservative |
Herbert Sylvester Clements (November 8, 1865 – November 30, 1939) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Dover Township, Canada West, a manufacturer and farmer, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1904 federal election for the Ontario electoral district of Kent West. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908. He was elected in the 1911 elections for the British Columbia riding of Comox—Atlin. He was re-elected in 1917 to the redistributed seat, then named Comox-Alberni, where he was defeated in 1921.
Legacy[]
The Village of Port Clements, British Columbia, in the Queen Charlotte Islands, is named for him (the islands were part of Comox-Atlin).
References[]
- Herbert Sylvester Clements – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
Categories:
- 1865 births
- 1939 deaths
- Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Historical Conservative Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs
- British Columbia politician stubs