A. J. Clements

Andrew Jackson Clements
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
Personal details
Born	(1832-12-23)December 23, 1832 Clementsville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 7, 1913(1913-11-07) (aged 80) Glasgow, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Unionist
Spouses	Nancy Jones Clements Matilda Harlan Clements
Children	Mollie Clements Carlos Clements Carolyn Clements Fred Clements
Alma mater	Burritt College
Profession	physician politician

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.

Biography

Clements 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

During 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. 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.

Death

Clements 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.

External links

• United States Congress. "A. J. Clements (id: C000505)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• A. J. Clements at Find a Grave