John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young.
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Display Title: The Jericho RoadFirst Line: By the Jericho road Bartimeus had satTune Title: [By the Jericho road Bartimeus had sat]Author: John R. ClementsDate: 1914
Display Title: The Jericho RoadFirst Line: By the Jericho road Bartimeus had satTune Title: [By the Jericho road Bartimeus had sat]Author: John R. ClementsDate: 1898
Display Title: The Jericho RoadFirst Line: By the Jericho road Bartimeus had satTune Title: [By the Jericho road Bartimeus had sat]Author: John R. ClementsDate: 1900