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David E. Clement
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Pharmacist.
Born at Simcoe, Ontario on 28 February 1874, son of Stephen Clement and Eleanor Dixon (1841-1931), he established Clement Pharmacy in Brandon in 1901. He also built the Clement Block, a commercial building, with his brother.
He and wife Eliza Jane Armstrong (1880-1957) had no children. He was active on local organizations as a member of the Brandon Board of Trade, Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association (President, 1922-1924), First Methodist Church, Provincial Exhibition Board, Good Roads Association, Brandon Shooting Club, Brandon Golf and Country Club, and Manitoba Golf Association (President, 1928-1929). He was active in politics, serving on the Brandon city council (1925-1935). He ran unsuccessfully for Brandon Mayor against Harry Cater in 1928, and for a seat in the Manitoba Legislature against George Dinsdale in 1932.
He died at his Brandon residence, 1635 Lorne Avenue, on 14 November 1938 and was buried in the Brandon Cemetery.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clement Block (907 Rosser Avenue, Brandon)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Clement House (1635 Lorne Avenue, Brandon)
Ontario birth registration, Ancestry.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [David Clement], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“David E. Clement prominent citizen died this morning,” Brandon Sun, 14 November 1938, page 1.
Grave transcription, Brandon Municipal Cemetery.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Rick Mutton for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 8 June 2026
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