Maynard Clemons | |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 19th Middlesex district | |
In office 1933–1935 | |
Preceded by | Charles F. Young |
Succeeded by | Edward J. Connelly |
In office 1923–1931 | |
Preceded by | Jordan P. Loring |
Succeeded by | Charles F. Young |
Personal details | |
Born | Saugus, Massachusetts | December 11, 1866
Died | November 18, 1946 Boston | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lilla F. Goodwin |
Alma mater | Boston University Law School |
Occupation | Attorney Politician |
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.
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]