Maynard Clemons Explained

Maynard Clemons
Birth Date:11 December 1866
Birth Place:Saugus, Massachusetts
Death Place:Boston
Nationality:American
Occupation:Attorney
Politician
Party:Republican
Spouse:Lilla F. Goodwin
Alma Mater:Boston University Law School
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Middlesex district
Term Start:1933
Term End:1935
Predecessor:Charles F. Young
Successor:Edward J. Connelly
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1931
Predecessor2:Jordan P. Loring
Successor2:Charles F. Young

Maynard E. S. Clemons (1866-1946) was an American attorney and politician who served as Town Counsel of Wakefield, Massachusetts, and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Clemons was born on December 11, 1866, in Saugus, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from the Punchard Free School and Boston University Law School.

From 1899 to 1938 he was Town Counsel of Wakefield.

From 1923 to 1931, Clemons represented the 19th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was defeated by Charles F. Young in 1930 by 53 votes.[2] He defeated Young in 1932 and served one more term in the House. During his tenure in the House, Clemons was chairman of the House Committee on Legal Affairs and was one of the leaders of the legislature.[3]

Clemons also had a law office in Boston and was a trustee of and attorney for the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. On November 18, 1946, Clemons suffered a heart attack at the Old State House subway entrance. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Boston City Hospital.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 1933–1934 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
  2. News: Wakefield Count Gives Young 53-Vote Victory. The Boston Daily Globe. November 9, 1930.
  3. News: Merrill. John D.. Politics and Politicians. The Boston Daily Globe. December 25, 1932.
  4. News: Maynard E.S. Clemons. The Boston Daily Globe. November 19, 1946.