Frank G. Clement
Frank G. Clement (June 2, 1920 – November 4, 1969) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and from 1963 to 1967 and the state's youngest and longest-serving governor in the 20th century.[1] Most Southern governors were against civil rights in the 1950s, and 1960s, but he was one of the few who supported them.[2]
Frank Clement | |
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| 41st Governor of Tennessee | |
| In office January 15, 1963 – January 16, 1967 | |
| Lieutenant | James Bomar Jared Maddux |
| Preceded by | Buford Ellington |
| Succeeded by | Buford Ellington |
| In office January 15, 1953 – January 19, 1959 | |
| Lieutenant | Jared Maddux |
| Preceded by | Gordon Browning |
| Succeeded by | Buford Ellington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Goad Clement June 2, 1920 Dickson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 1969 (aged 49) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lucille Christianson
(m. 1940) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Cumberland University Vanderbilt University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank |  First Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Frank G. Clement Media
Frank Clement during a visit to Israel in 1958.
Governor Clement (center), photographed with country music stars Jack Anglin and Johnnie Wright in 1957
Senator Lamar Alexander (left) discusses Governor Clement's role in the 1956 desegregation of Clinton High School with Clement's sister, Anna Belle, and son, Bob
References
- ↑ Alan Griggs, "Frank G. Clement," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 19 December 2012.
- ↑ Rust, Randal. "Clement, Frank G." Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2025-07-20.