Clemens J. France | |
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| Born | Clemens James France January 22, 1877 |
| Died | June 9, 1959 (aged 82) Sebec Lake, Maine |
| Alma mater | Baltimore Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
| Years active | 1908–1953 |
| Employer(s) | State Department of Social Welfare of Rhode Island, Director (1936–1948) |
| Organization(s) | Municipal League of Seattle, Founder Committee to Aid Constitutional Challenges of the McCarran Act, Chairman |
| Political party | Farmer-Labor Party |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Party |
| Board member of | American Committee for Relief in Ireland |
| Spouse |
Annie Lapham (m. 1906) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Family | Joseph I. France (brother) |
Clemens James France (22 January 1877 – 9 June 1959) was a labor lawyer, third-party election candidate in Washington (1920) and Rhode Island (1948), and social security advocate. A member of the American Committee for Relief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence, France contributed to the drafting of the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State. As Director of the State Department of Social Welfare of Rhode Island (1936–48), he oversaw the development of a comprehensive social security program. In later years, France contributed to a range of civil liberty causes during the McCarthyist period of the 1950s.