Clarence Chester Cleveland

Clarence Chester Cleveland
Clarence Chester Cleveland
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Richmond—Wolfe
In office
1891–1896
Preceded by William Bullock Ives
Succeeded by Michael Thomas Stenson
Personal details
Born September 14, 1849(1849-09-14)
Danville, Canada East
Died January 6, 1907(1907-01-06) (aged 57)
Political party Conservative

Clarence Chester Cleveland (September 14, 1849 – January 6, 1907) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Danville, Canada East, Cleveland was educated at the Grammar School in Lennoxville, Quebec. He was a farmer and a manufacturer of leather with his brother. He was mayor of Danville and warden of Richmond County. He was a Captain in the 54th Richmond Battalion Volunteer Infantry (now the Sherbrooke Hussars. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Richmond—Wolfe in the 1891 federal election defeating future Liberal Prime Minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier (who also ran in the riding of Quebec East). A Conservative, he was defeated in the 1896 election.

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