Clement, A. J. (Arthur J.)

African-American business leader, of Charleston, S.C.; b. Arthur John Howard Clement, Jr. (1908-1986) served as district representative for N.C. Mutual Life, Charleston, 1930-1937, 1942-1955, Savannah, Ga., 1937-1942, Newark, N.J., 1955-1961, Los Angeles, Ca., 1961-1963, Philadelphia, Pa., 1963-1967; he was the son of Arthur John Howard Clement, Sr., and Sadie K. Jones Clement.

Other activities include candidate for Charleston County Council, 1948; candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, First Congressional District, 1950; board of trustees, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C., 1952-1975; director of admissions and career counseling, Voorhees College, Denmark, S.C., 1967-1973; candidate for S.C. House of Representatives, 1972; South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 1976-1980; d. 1986, Charleston, S.C.