Isaac Clemens
Canadian politician
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Isaac Clemens (January 21, 1815 – September 24, 1880) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Waterloo South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1874.
He was born near Speedsville in Waterloo County in 1815, a descendant of Pennsylvania Dutch settlers. He served as reeve of Waterloo Township for 10 years and as county warden.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Waterloo South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Isaac Clemens | 1,309 | 57.59 | |||||
| Conservative | J. Crombie | 964 | 42.41 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,273 | 81.59 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,786 | |||||||
| Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Waterloo South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Clemens | 1,215 | 60.27 | +2.68 | ||||
| Conservative | Mr. Erb | 801 | 39.73 | −2.68 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,016 | 69.42 | −12.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,904 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.68 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
