Andrew Jackson Clements (December 23, 1832 – November 7, 1913) was a surgeon and an American politician as a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Stokes |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Cooper |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1866–67 | |
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| Born | December 23, 1832 Clementsville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1913 (aged 80) Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Unionist |
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| Alma mater | Burritt College |
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Biography
editClements was born in Clementsville, Tennessee, in Clay County, son of Christopher Clements and Polly Fraim and grandson of John Clemans (Revolutionary War Veteran) and Eilzabeth Eagle. He attended a private school and Burritt College at Spencer, Tennessee, studied medicine, and commenced practice in Lafayette, Tennessee. His first wife, Nancy Jones Clements died in 1858 and he later married Matilda Harlan by whom he had four children: Mollie, Carlos, Carolyn, and Fred.
Career
editDuring the Civil War, Clements was a surgeon with the First Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Volunteer Infantry (Union).
Elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-seventh Congress, Clements served from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863.[1] He was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1866 and 1867. He resumed the practice of his profession and established a school on his estate for the people of that section of the Cumberland highlands.[2]
Death
editClements died of pneumonia, in Central State Hospital (a mental hospital where he was confined due to senility), Lakeland, Jefferson County, Kentucky, on November 7, 1913 (age 80 years, 319 days). He is interred at Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Glasgow, Kentucky.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Andrew Jackson Clements". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Andrew Jackson Clements". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Andrew Jackson Clements". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "A. J. Clements (id: C000505)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- A. J. Clements at Find a Grave