Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim (25 November 1732 – 27 July 1804) was an Irish

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 nobleman and politician.

Son of Cavan Borough

Cavan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 MP Nathaniel Clements

Nathaniel Clements

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, Deputy Vice Treasurer and Teller of the Irish Exchequer, Clements served as High Sheriff of Leitrim

High Sheriff of Leitrim

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 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

Irish House of Commons

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 for Donegal County, exchanging this seat for that of Carrick

Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency)

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 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 Donegal County again.

Having been appointed governor of Counties

Counties of Ireland

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 Leitrim and Donegal in 1777 and 1781 respectively, Clements was ennobled as Baron Leitrim in 1783. He was subsequently advanced to a viscount

Viscount

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cy in 1794, and the following year was created Earl of Leitrim. In 1801, he became one of the first Irish representative peer

Representative peer

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s, and was admitted to the Irish Privy Council

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 the following year.

Lord Leitrim died aged 71 in London

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, and was buried in Dublin.