[4] Clement was born in Cookstown, Ontario, was educated there and moved to Brandon, Manitoba with his family in 1882.

He continued his education at public schools in Brandon and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesley College.

He contested Brandon City again in the 1915 provincial election, and this time defeated newly chosen Conservative leader James Albert Manning Aikins[3] by 701 votes.

The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election, and Clement served as a backbench supporter of Tobias Norris's government for the next five years.

Clement was defeated in the 1920 provincial election, losing to Labour candidate Albert Edward Smith[3] by 604 votes.