Background
He was born at Ashfield Lodge in County Cavan, the eldest son of the Rt Honorary Henry Theophilus Clements and Catharine Beresford.
He was born at Ashfield Lodge in County Cavan, the eldest son of the Rt Honorary Henry Theophilus Clements and Catharine Beresford.
He was appointed High Sheriff of Leitrim for 1804-1805 and Sheriff of Cavan for 1814-1815. He also held the rank of Colonel in the Leitrim militia from 1807 to death. They had the following issue:
Elizabeth Catharine Henrietta, born 14 January 1813 in Dublin, died 21 January 1827.
Selina, born 23 January 1814 at Killymoon, County Tyrone, died 31 July 1892 at Sidmouth Vicarage, Devon, England - memorial in parish church.
She married on the 31 October 1855 to the Review Henry George John Clements, Vicar of Sidmouth (born 3 November 1829, died 1913, buried in Sidmouth), son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Marcus Clements of Glenboy, County Leitrim.
Louisa, born 20 January 1816 at Ashfield Lodge, died 17 March 1879 at Exeter, Devon, England. Mary Isabella, born 12 December 1817 at Ashfield Lodge, died 6 August 1890 at Sidmouth, Devon, England.
Catharine, born 3 February 1822 at Ashford Lodge, died 18 September 1830 at Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrénées, France.
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He became a Member of Parliament for County Leitrim 1805–1818, and County Cavan 1840–1843.