Isaac Clemens (January 21, 1815 – September 24, 1880) was an
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
farmer and political figure. He represented
Waterloo South
Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district in Canada.
Federally, it was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the Bri ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a
Liberal
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* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
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member from 1867 to 1874.
He was born near Speedsville in
Waterloo County
Waterloo County was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario from 1853 until 1973. It was the direct predecessor of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
Situated on a subset of land within the Haldimand Tract, the traditional territory of ...
in 1815, a descendant of
Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. He served as reeve of Waterloo Township for 10 years and as county warden.
External links
Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario''A Biographical History of Waterloo Rownship...'', Ezra E Eby (1895)
1815 births
1880 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
Canadian people of American descent
Canadian people of Dutch descent
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