Education
He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and came to America before the American Revolution.
He was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and came to America before the American Revolution.
He represented Charlotte in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1785 to 1795. Clinch served as a lieutenant in the Royal Fencible Americans during the revolution. He settled in Saint George, New Brunswick in 1783, receiving a land grant in Charlotte County in 1784.
Clinch became a magistrate and organized a militia company.
He died at Saint George. Clinch is considered a founding father of Saint George.