Stephen Emmett Clement (October 14, 1867 – December 31, 1947), was a politician in

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. He served in the

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from 1915 to 1920 as a member of the

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. His father, also named Stephen Clement, was a member of the legislature from 1881 to 1882. Clement was born in

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, was educated there and moved to

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with his family in 1882. He continued his education at public schools in Brandon and received a

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degree from Wesley College. He went on to study law, was called to the Manitoba bar in 1895 and set up practice in Brandon. In 1899, Clement married Aleta E. Paisley. He served as

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of Brandon from 1907 to 1908, and was chosen as president of the Canadian Club in 1912. Clement was a

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in religion, and a director of Manitoba's Wesley College. He first sought election to the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1914, running against

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George R. Coldwell in the constituency of Brandon City. He lost by 163 votes. He contested Brandon City again in the 1915 provincial election, and this time defeated newly chosen Conservative leader

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by 701 votes. The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election, and Clement served as a backbench supporter of

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's government for the next five years. Clement was defeated in the 1920 provincial election, losing to

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candidate

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by 604 votes. From 1927 to 1944, he served as a county court judge. He died in Brandon at the age of 80.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clement, Stephen 1867 births Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Mayors of Brandon, Manitoba 1947 deaths Judges in Manitoba