Reuben Clements (August 14, 1783 – March 28, 1868) was a sailor, pilot and political figure in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) 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. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

. He represented Yarmouth township in the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

from 1835 to 1847 as a Reformer. He was born in

Chebogue, Nova Scotia Chebogue () (formerly spelled Jebogue) is a small fishing village situated above the marshes of the Chebogue River in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. Farming and fishing are the two main resources in the area. History The Mi'kmaq gave it its name ...

, the son of Captain Elkanah Clements and Lucy Holmes. Clements married Elizabeth Pinkney. He served as a justice of the peace for

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and also as county treasurer. He was first elected to the assembly in 1830 but subsequently disqualified after an appeal by

Samuel Sheldon Poole Samuel Sheldon Poole (March 25, 1751 – October 7, 1835) was a judge and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1785 to 1799, from 1806 to 1811 and from 1814 to 1835. Samuel Sh ...

; Clements was reelected in a by-election held in 1835 following Poole's death. He did not run for reelection in 1847. Clements died at the age of 84, probably in

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