BIO: Maynard N. Clement; New York State
surname: Clement, Fitch

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An Illustrated Legislative Manual
The New York Red Book
Containing the Portraits and Biographies of the U.S. Senators, Governor, State
Officers and Members of the Legislature; also with the Portraits of Judges and
Court Reporters, the New Constitution of the State, Election and Population
Statistics, and General Facts of Interest.
By Edgar L. Murlin
New Constitution Compiled by R. C. Cumming, O. L. Potter and F. B. Gilbert
Published, Albany, J. B. Lyon Company, Publishers, 1909

Copyright by J. B. Lyon Company, 1909

     Maynard N. Clement, State Commissioner of Excise,was born at Bristol,
Ontario county, N.Y., October 12, 1856, of French Huguenot descent. Educated
at the common schools and Canandaigua Academy, he later worked on a farm and
taught school until 1877. He studied law at Canandaigua, N.Y., was admitted to
the Bar in 1880 and opened an office the same year at Canandaigua, where he
continued to practice until 1896. He has served as clerk and attorney for the
town and village of Canandaigua, and in 1905 was elected president of the
village without opposition. He was district attorney of Ontario county, 1887
to 1893. Because of the large proportion of crime produced by the liquor
business, as shown by his experience as prosecutor, he suggested a revision of
the excise laws to include high license, in order to place the burden of
taxation caused by the traffic upon those engaged in it. He assisted in the
preparation of the Raines liquor tax law, which already decreased public
taxation more than $158,000,00 by the revenue raised. He was Deputy
Commissioner of Excise, 1896 to 1906, and on May second of the latter year was
appointed State Commissioner of Excise by Governor Higgins. He has lectured
upon the excise question before various organizations, colleges and societies.
He is a member of Canandaigua Lodge No. 204, F. and A.M., and Excelsior
Chapter No. 164, R.A.M. He married Clara Mower Fitch, of Canandaigua, N.Y.
December 12, 1883. They have four sons and three daughters.