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Patrick Clinch (1790 – March 10, 1868) was a farmer, newspaper owner and political figure in
New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
. He represented Charlotte in the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...
from 1828 to 1829 and from 1830 to 1837. He was born in
St. George, New Brunswick St. George is an unincorporated former town in the Rural Community of Eastern Charlotte, in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. The population was 1,579 in 2021. It is located where the Magaguadavic River flows into the Bay of Fundy, be ...
, the son of
Peter Clinch Peter Clinch is an Irish academic and economist, who has served as Chairperson of Science Foundation Ireland. Career Clinch's academic specialisms are sustainable economic growth and environmental economics. In 2002, he co-authored After the C ...
and his wife Lucretia, and was educated there. Clinch founded the ''Provincialist'' of St. Andrews. He was a
justice of the peace A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower or ''puisne'' court, elected or appointed by means of a commission ( letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the sa ...
, a justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Charlotte County and also served as school inspector for the county. Clinch married Eleanor Davidson. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the assembly in 1827, losing to Joseph N. Clarke; he successfully appealed Clarke's election in 1828 but this decision was reversed in January 1829. He was elected again in 1830 and 1834 but was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1837. Clinch died at home in St. George at the age of 79.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clinch, Patrick 1790 births 1868 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people Colony of New Brunswick judges