ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ jˈuːniənˌɪst tə ðə θˈɜːɾisˈɛvənθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, klˈɛmənts sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, tə mˈɑːɹtʃ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
Elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-seventh Congress, Clements served from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1863.