Robert Bermingham Clements, Viscount Clements (May 1805 – 24 January 1839) was an Irish politician. The son of the

Earl of Leitrim Earl of Leitrim was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. History The earldom of Leitrim was created in 1795 for Robert Clements, 1st Viscount Leitrim. He had already been created Baron Leitrim, of Manor Hamilton in the County of Leitrim, in 1 ...

, Clements grew up at Lough Rynn,

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...

. He served as a captain in the Prince of Wales's Militia, based in

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

. At the 1826 UK general election, he stood as a Whig in Leitrim. He won the seat, and held it in 1830, but lost it at the 1831 UK general election. At the 1832 UK general election, he won it back, and held it in 1835 and 1837, serving until his death in 1839. He was succeeded both as Viscount Clements and in Parliament by his younger brother.

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