Earle Clements

Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He represented the state of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor from 1947 to 1950.

Earle Clements
Senate Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1957
Leader	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Leverett Saltonstall
Succeeded by	Mike Mansfield
Senate Minority Whip
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Leader	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Leverett Saltonstall
Succeeded by	Leverett Saltonstall
United States Senator from Kentucky
In office November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957
Preceded by	Garrett L. Withers
Succeeded by	Thruston Morton
47th Governor of Kentucky
In office December 9, 1947 – November 27, 1950
Lieutenant	Lawrence Wetherby
Preceded by	Simeon Willis
Succeeded by	Lawrence Wetherby
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1945 – January 6, 1948
Preceded by	Beverly M. Vincent
Succeeded by	John A. Whitaker
Personal details
Born	Earle Chester Clements (1896-10-22)October 22, 1896 Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 12, 1985(1985-03-12) (aged 88) Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sara Blue
Education	University of Kentucky (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1919
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	World War I

Earle Clements Media

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  Happy Chandler led the anti-Clements faction of the Kentucky Democratic Party for decades

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