Colonel Henry John Clements (16 July 1781 – 12 January 1843) was an Irish Conservative

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. He was born at Ashfield Lodge in

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, the eldest son of the Rt Hon Henry Theophilus Clements and Catharine Beresford, daughter of John Beresford. He was appointed

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for 1804–05 and Sheriff of Cavan for 1814–15. He became a

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for County Leitrim 1805–1818, and

1840–1843. He also held the rank of Colonel in the Leitrim militia from 1807 to death. He married on 21 December 1811 Louisa Stewart (23 November 1778 – 27 April 1850), daughter of James Stewart of Killymoon,

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. They had the following issue: # Elizabeth Catharine Henrietta, born 14 January 1813 in

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, died 21 January 1827. # Selina, born 23 January 1814 at Killymoon,

, died 31 July 1892 at Sidmouth Vicarage,

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– memorial in parish church]; she married on 31 October 1855 to the Rev. Henry George John Clements, Vicar of Sidmouth (born 3 November 1829, died 1913, buried in Sidmouth), son of Lieut-Colonel John Marcus Clements of Glenboy, County Leitrim. # Louisa, born 20 January 1816 at Ashfield Lodge, died 17 March 1879 at

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. # Mary Isabella, born 12 December 1817 at Ashfield Lodge, died 6 August 1890 at Sidmouth,

. # Henry Theophilus, born 24 July 1820, died ''unknown''; he married on 1 December 1868 to Gertrude Caroline Lucy Markham (born 28 September 1842 – died ''unknown''), daughter of the Rev. David Frederick Markham, Canon of Windsor and Rector of

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. # Catharine, born 3 February 1822 at Ashford Lodge, died 18 September 1830 at

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Clements of Ashford Lodge, County Cavan
(Visitation of Ireland). * 1781 births 1843 deaths High Sheriffs of Cavan High Sheriffs of Leitrim Irish Conservative Party MPs Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Leitrim constituencies (1801–1922) UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Commissioners of the Treasury for Ireland Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for County Cavan constituencies (1801–1922) {{Ireland-UK-MP-stub