Maynard Clemons

Maynard E. S. Clemons (1866-1946) was an American attorney and politician who served as Town Counsel of Wakefield, Massachusetts and was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Maynard Clemons
Maynard Clemons Massachusetts House of Representatives 1923
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Middlesex district
In office
1933–1935
Preceded byCharles F. Young
Succeeded byEdward J. Connelly
In office
1923–1931
Preceded byJordan P. Loring
Succeeded byCharles F. Young
Personal details
Born(1866-12-11)December 11, 1866
Saugus, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 18, 1946(1946-11-18) (aged 79)
Boston
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLilla F. Goodwin
Alma materBoston University Law School
OccupationAttorney
Politician

Clemons was born on December 11, 1866 in Saugus, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from the Punchard Free School and Boston University Law School.[2]

From 1899 to 1938 he was Town Counsel of Wakefield.[2]

From 1923 to 1931, Clemons represented the 19th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1] He was defeated by Charles F. Young in 1930 by 53 votes.[3] He defeated Young in 1932 and served one more term in the House.[1][4] During his tenure in the House, Clemons was chairman of the House Committee on Legal Affairs and was one of the leaders of the legislature.[4]

Clemons also had a law office in Boston and was a trustee of and attorney for the Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank. On November 18, 1946, Clemons suffered a heart attack at the Old State House subway entrance. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Boston City Hospital.[2]

See also

References
  1. 1933–1934 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
  2. "Maynard E.S. Clemons". The Boston Daily Globe. November 19, 1946.
  3. "Wakefield Count Gives Young 53-Vote Victory". The Boston Daily Globe. November 9, 1930.
  4. Merrill, John D. (December 25, 1932). "Politics and Politicians". The Boston Daily Globe.
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