Herbert Sylvester Clements Explained

Herbert Sylvester Clements
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Constituency Mp:Kent West
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:The electoral district was created in 1903.
Successor:Archibald McCoig
Term Start:1904
Term End:1908
Constituency Mp2:Comox—Atlin
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:William Templeman
Successor2:The electoral district was abolished in 1914.
Term Start2:1911
Term End2:1917
Constituency Mp3:Comox—Alberni
Parliament3:Canadian
Predecessor3:The electoral district was created in 1914.
Term Start3:1917
Term End3:1921
Birth Date:8 November 1865
Birth Place:Dover Township, Canada West
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).

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