Preceded by Charles F. Young Nationality American Party Republican Party Succeeded by Charles F. Young Role American Politician | Preceded by Jordan P. Loring Name Maynard Clemons Succeeded by Edward J. Connelly Political party Republican | |
Born December 11, 1866
Saugus, Massachusetts ( 1866-12-11 ) Died November 18, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Alma mater Boston University School of Law | ||
Maynard E. S. Clemons 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. He graduated from the Punchard Free School and Boston University Law School.
From 1899 to 1938 he was Town Counsel of Wakefield.
From 1923 to 1931, Clemons represented the 19th Middlesex District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was defeated by Charles F. Young in 1930 by 53 votes. He defeated Young in 1932 and served one more term in the House. 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.
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.