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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Clements became
Member of Parliament (MP) for Duleek in 1727 under the patronage of Luke
Gardiner, a powerful political and business figure in Dublin. He
commenced as a junior at the Irish Treasury in 1720 and held extensive
offices there. He became the main financial manager of the British and
Irish Government in Ireland during the period, and was de facto Minister
for Finance from 1740 to 1777. He assumed the offices of Deputy
Vice-Treasurer and Deputy Paymaster General on Gardiner's retirement in
1755. In 1761, Clements was returned for Cavan Borough in, holding this
seat until 1768. In this year, he was elected for Roscommon Borough as
well as Leitrim, and chose to sit for the latter. In 1776, Clements
stood for again for Cavan Borough as well as Carrick and represented the
latter constituency until his death in 1777.
