# Nathaniel Clements > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathaniel_Clements > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nathaniel_Clements.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Clements > Source revision: 1277300368 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Irish politician and financier (1705–1777)}} {{For|his grandson|Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}} '''Nathaniel Clements''' (1705 – May 1777) was an [Irish](/source/Ireland) politician and financial figure, important in the political and financial administration of Ireland in the mid-18th century. ==Early history== Clements was the fifth son of Robert Clements (1664–1722). He married Hannah Gore, daughter of William Gore, D.D., [Dean of Down](/source/Dean_of_Down), on 31 January 1730. ==Career== [[File:Henrietta Street - Dublin 6035930271.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance to Clements' house where he lived many years in "Parisian luxury"
7 [Henrietta Street, Dublin](/source/Henrietta_Street%2C_Dublin) July 2011]] thumb|right Clements became [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) (MP) for [Duleek](/source/Duleek_(Irish_Parliament_constituency)) in 1727 under the patronage of [Luke Gardiner](/source/Luke_Gardiner), a powerful political and business figure in [Dublin](/source/Dublin). He commenced as a junior at the Irish Treasury in 1720 and held extensive offices there. He became the main financial manager of the British and Irish Government in Ireland during the period, and was ''de facto'' Minister for Finance from 1740 to 1777. He assumed the offices of Deputy Vice-Treasurer and Deputy Paymaster General on Gardiner's retirement in 1755. In 1761, Clements was returned for [Cavan Borough](/source/Cavan_Borough_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) in, holding this seat until 1768. In this year, he was elected for [Roscommon](/source/Roscommon_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) as well as [County Leitrim](/source/County_Leitrim_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)), and chose to sit for the latter. In 1776, Clements stood for again for Cavan Borough as well as [Carrick](/source/Carrick_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) and represented the latter constituency until his death in 1777. ==Property development== Clements was appointed by King George II to the office of Chief Ranger of the [Phoenix Park](/source/Phoenix_Park) and Master of Game and built the Ranger's lodge (subsequently the [Viceregal Lodge](/source/%C3%81ras_an_Uachtar%C3%A1in)) to his own design in 1751.{{cite web|title=Outline History of Áras an Uachtaráin|url=http://www.president.ie/official-residence/|work=Áras an Uachtaráin|accessdate=2013-01-07}} He had an extensive property portfolio, including [Abbotstown](/source/Abbotstown), [County Dublin](/source/County_Dublin), estates in [County Leitrim](/source/County_Leitrim) and [County Cavan](/source/County_Cavan). He was a developer of property in Georgian Dublin, including part of [Henrietta Street](/source/Henrietta_Street%2C_Dublin) where he lived at No. 7 from 1734 to 1757, and Sackville Mall (now Upper O'Connell Street).{{Cite web |date=2015-03-04 |title=The History of Áras an Uachtaráin by Áras an Uachtaráin - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/arasanuachtarain/docs/aras_history_2013_english_web_a_ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=issuu.com |language=en}} He was one of the richest commoners in [Ireland](/source/Ireland), notwithstanding his involvement in a failed banking venture in 1759. ==Charitable activities== Clements was involved in many charitable activities including [Dr Steevens' Hospital](/source/Dr_Steevens'_Hospital), the [Erasmus Smith Educational Foundation](/source/Erasmus_Smith_Educational_Foundation), the [Royal Hospital Kilmainham](/source/Royal_Hospital_Kilmainham) for retired soldiers, and others. ==Family== Nathaniel Clements and Hannah Gore had six children: #[Robert Clements](/source/Robert_Clements%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leitrim) (1732–1804), created [Earl of Leitrim](/source/Earl_of_Leitrim) in 1795, elected as an [Irish representative peer](/source/List_of_Irish_representative_peers) in 1800 #Rt. Hon. [Henry Theophilus Clements](/source/Henry_Theophilus_Clements), [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(pre-Union_Ireland)) # Elizabeth, m. 1750, [Francis Burton](/source/Francis_Pierpoint_Conyngham%2C_2nd_Baron_Conyngham), second [Baron Conyngham](/source/Baron_Conyngham) #Hannah, m. 1752, [George Montgomery](/source/George_Montgomery_(MP)), [Ballyconnell](/source/Ballyconnell), [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament_(pre-Union_Ireland)) #Catherine, m. [Eyre Massey](/source/Eyre_Massey), 1st [Baron Clarina](/source/Baron_Clarina) #Alice, m. 1773, Gen. Sir [Ralph Gore](/source/Ralph_Gore%2C_1st_Earl_of_Ross), sixth Baronet, created [Earl of Ross](/source/Earl_of_Ross). ==References== *{{cite book|title=Nathaniel Clements: government and the governing elite in Ireland, 1725–75|first=Anthony|last=Malcolmson|location=Dublin|publisher=Four Courts Press|year=2005|isbn=1-85182-913-X|url=http://www.four-courts-press.ie/cgi/bookshow.cgi?file=nathanielC.xml|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527155501/http://www.four-courts-press.ie/cgi/bookshow.cgi?file=nathanielC.xml|archivedate=2006-05-27}} [http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/111.2/br_151.html Review.]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}} {{reflist}} ==See also== *[Irish House of Commons](/source/Irish_House_of_Commons) *[Áras an Uachtaráin](/source/%C3%81ras_an_Uachtar%C3%A1in) {{s-start}} {{s-par|ie}} {{s-bef| before = [Thomas Trotter](/source/Thomas_Trotter_(politician))
[Stephen Ram](/source/Stephen_Ram_(died_1746)) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Duleek](/source/Duleek_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | with = [Stephen Ram](/source/Stephen_Ram_(died_1746)) 1728–1747 | with2 = [Thomas Cooley](/source/Thomas_Cooley_(politician)) 1747–1755 | with3 = [Henry Monck](/source/Henry_Monck) 1755–1761 | years = 1728–1761 }} {{s-aft| after = [Andrew Ram](/source/Andrew_Ram_(1711%E2%80%931793))
[Henry Monck](/source/Henry_Monck) }} {{s-bef| before = [Cosby Nesbitt](/source/Cosby_Nesbitt)
[Edward Weston](/source/Edward_Weston_(politician)) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Cavan Borough](/source/Cavan_Borough_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | years = 1761–1768 | with = [Cosby Nesbitt](/source/Cosby_Nesbitt) }} {{s-aft| after = [Cosby Nesbitt](/source/Cosby_Nesbitt)
[Thomas Nesbitt](/source/Thomas_Nesbitt_(died_1820)) }} {{s-bef| before = [Sir Marcus Lowther-Crofton](/source/Sir_Marcus_Lowther-Crofton%2C_1st_Baronet)
[Sir FitzGerald Aylmer](/source/Sir_FitzGerald_Aylmer%2C_6th_Baronet) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Roscommon](/source/Roscommon_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | with = [Robert Sandford](/source/Robert_Sandford_(1722%E2%80%931793)) | years = 1768–1769 }} {{s-aft| after = [Robert Tighe](/source/Robert_Tighe_(politician))
[Robert Sandford](/source/Robert_Sandford_(1722%E2%80%931793)) }} {{s-bef| before = [Theophilus Jones](/source/Theophilus_Jones_(1729%E2%80%931811))
[John Wynne](/source/John_Wynne_(1720%E2%80%931778)) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [County Leitrim](/source/County_Leitrim_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | with = [William Gore](/source/William_Gore_(1709%E2%80%931769)) 1768–1769 | with2 = [William Gore](/source/William_Gore_(1744%E2%80%931815)) 1789–1776 | years = 1768–1776 }} {{s-aft| after = [Henry Theophilus Clements](/source/Henry_Theophilus_Clements)
[Theophilus Jones](/source/Theophilus_Jones_(1729%E2%80%931811)) }} {{s-bef| before = [Henry Sandford](/source/Henry_Sandford_(1719%E2%80%931796))
[Robert Clements](/source/Robert_Clements%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leitrim) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Carrick](/source/Carrick_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | with = [Robert Clements](/source/Robert_Clements%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leitrim) | years = 1776–1777 }} {{s-aft| after = [Edward Sneyd](/source/Edward_Sneyd)
[Robert Clements](/source/Robert_Clements%2C_1st_Earl_of_Leitrim) }} {{s-bef| before = [Thomas Nesbitt](/source/Thomas_Nesbitt_(died_1820))
[Henry Theophilus Clements](/source/Henry_Theophilus_Clements) }} {{s-ttl| title = [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for [Cavan Borough](/source/Cavan_Borough_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)) | with = [Thomas Nesbitt](/source/Thomas_Nesbitt_(died_1820)) | years = 1776–1777 }} {{s-aft| after = [Thomas Nesbitt](/source/Thomas_Nesbitt_(died_1820))
[John Clements](/source/John_Clements_(Irish_politician)) }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clements, Nathaniel}} Category:1705 births Category:1777 deaths Nathaniel Category:Irish MPs 1727–1760 Category:Irish MPs 1761–1768 Category:Irish MPs 1769–1776 Category:Irish MPs 1776–1783 Category:Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Meath constituencies Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cavan constituencies Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Roscommon constituencies Category:Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Leitrim constituencies --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nathaniel Clements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Clements) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Clements?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.