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Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim (25 November 1732 – 27 July 1804) was an Irish nobleman and politician.
Son of Cavan Borough MP Nathaniel Clements, Deputy Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Irish Exchequer, Clements served as High Sheriff of Leitrim in 1759, having been the previous year appointed as Controller of the Great and Small Customs for the Port of Dublin.
In 1765, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Donegal, exchanging this seat for that of Carrick in 1768. In the former year he also married Lady Elizabeth Skeffington, eldest daughter of Clotworthy Skeffington, 1st Earl of Massereene. He was subsequently Commissioner of the Revenue between 1772 and 1773, and three years later returned MP for County Donegal again.
Having been appointed governor of Counties Leitrim and Donegal in 1777 and 1781 respectively, Clements was ennobled as Baron Leitrim, of Manor Hamilton, in 1783. He was subsequently created Viscount Leitrim in 1794, and Earl of Leitrim in 1795. In 1801, he was elected as one of the original Irish representative peer, and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland the following year.
Lord Leitrim died aged 71 in London, and was buried in Dublin.
References
- ^ Collen, G.W. (1840). Debrett's Peerage of Great Britain and Ireland. London. p. 444. Accessed 5 February 2020.
- Cook, C. & Stevenson, J. (1980). British Historical Facts 1760-1830. London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 52.
| Parliament of Ireland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded bySir Ralph Gore, 6th Bt Andrew Knox |
Member of Parliament for County Donegal 1765–1768 With: Andrew Knox |
Succeeded byJohn McCausland Alexander Montgomery |
| Preceded byRobert French Dudley Cosby |
Member of Parliament for Carrick 1768–1777 With: Henry Sandford 1768–1776 Nathaniel Clements 1767–1777 Edward Sneyd 1777 |
Succeeded byEdward Sneyd Robert Tighe |
| Preceded byJohn McCausland Alexander Montgomery |
Member of Parliament for County Donegal 1776–1783 With: Alexander Montgomery |
Succeeded byHenry Vaughan Brooke Alexander Montgomery |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| New title | Representative peer for Ireland 1800–1804 |
Succeeded byThe Earl of Enniskillen |
| Peerage of Ireland | ||
| New creation | Earl of Leitrim 1795–1804 |
Succeeded byNathaniel Clements |
| Viscount Leitrim 1793–1804 | ||
| Baron Leitrim 1783–1804 | ||
- 1732 births
- 1804 deaths
- Peers of Ireland created by George III
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Irish MPs 1776–1783
- Members of the Irish House of Lords
- Irish representative peers
- High sheriffs of Leitrim
- Politicians from County Leitrim
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Donegal constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Leitrim constituencies
- Clements family
- Earls of Leitrim