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- Earle_C._Clements abstract "Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and 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, serving from 1947 to 1950. For three decades, he was the leader of a faction of the state's Democratic Party that stood in opposition to the faction led by two-time governor and senator A. B. "Happy" Chandler.After following his father into the local politics of his home county, Clements agreed to chair the gubernatorial campaign of Thomas Rhea in 1935. Already committed to Rhea, he turned down an offer from Happy Chandler to chair his campaign, beginning the rift between the two men. Clements went on to the Kentucky Senate in 1941. In 1944, he was selected as Democratic floor leader of the senate and successfully campaigned for a larger budget than that proposed by Republican governor Simeon Willis. His stand against Willis made him popular in the Democratic Party, and he went on to serve two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1944 to 1948.In 1947, Clements succeeded Willis as governor, defeating Harry Lee Waterfield, Chandler's preferred candidate, in the Democratic primary. As governor, Clements raised taxes and used the revenue to increase funding for the state park system and construct and maintain more roads. He also achieved advancements in education, including some progress toward desegregation. In 1950, Clements was elected to the U.S. Senate. He resigned as governor to accept his Senate seat. While in the Senate, he served as chairman of the Senate Democratic Reelection Committee and as Democratic party whip under party leader Lyndon Johnson. He was defeated by Thruston Morton in his re-election bid in 1956; a lack of support from Chandler (then serving his second term as governor) contributed to Clements' defeat. At Johnson's insistence, Clements resumed chairing the Senate Democratic Reelection Committee in 1957 and 1959.Clements had supported Bert T. Combs for governor against Chandler in 1955, and did so again against Harry Lee Waterfield in 1959. Combs defeated Waterfield and rewarded Clements by appointing him state highway commissioner. In 1961, Clements and Combs split over a proposed deal to lease dump trucks from a Louisville car dealer. State newspapers charged that the deal was payback to the dealer, a Combs supporter. When Combs canceled the deal Clements took it as a public rebuke and soon after resigned to work on the presidential campaign of his friend, Lyndon Johnson. Following his split with Combs, Clements allied himself with the Chandler faction, opposing Combs' lieutenant governor, Wilson Wyatt in his bid to unseat Senator Thruston Morton. Clements' influence declined rapidly after the split with Combs, and by the 1963 gubernatorial race, he was unable to deliver his home county for Chandler in the primary against Edward T. Breathitt. Clements died in his hometown of Morganfield, Kentucky on March 12, 1985.".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsEndDate "1948-01-06".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsEndDate "1950-11-27".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsEndDate "1957-01-03".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsStartDate "1945-01-03".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsStartDate "1947-12-09".
- Earle_C._Clements activeYearsStartDate "1950-11-27".
- Earle_C._Clements almaMater University_of_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements birthDate "1896-10-22".
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements birthYear "1896".
- Earle_C._Clements deathDate "1985-03-12".
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements deathYear "1985".
- Earle_C._Clements lieutenant Lawrence_Wetherby.
- Earle_C._Clements militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Earle_C._Clements militaryRank Captain_(United_States).
- Earle_C._Clements office "Governor of Kentucky".
- Earle_C._Clements orderInOffice "47th".
- Earle_C._Clements party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Earle_C._Clements profession Agriculture.
- Earle_C._Clements profession Politician.
- Earle_C._Clements region Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements region Kentucky's_2nd_congressional_district.
- Earle_C._Clements religion Christianity.
- Earle_C._Clements serviceEndYear "1919".
- Earle_C._Clements serviceStartYear "1917".
- Earle_C._Clements successor John_A._Whitaker.
- Earle_C._Clements successor Lawrence_Wetherby.
- Earle_C._Clements successor Thruston_Ballard_Morton.
- Earle_C._Clements termPeriod Earle_C._Clements__1.
- Earle_C._Clements termPeriod Earle_C._Clements__2.
- Earle_C._Clements termPeriod Earle_C._Clements__3.
- Earle_C._Clements thumbnail Happy_Chandler_-_Harris_and_Ewing_Crop.jpg?width=300.
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- Earle_C._Clements after John_A._Whitaker.
- Earle_C._Clements after Lawrence_Wetherby.
- Earle_C._Clements after Thruston_Ballard_Morton.
- Earle_C._Clements after Wilson_W._Wyatt.
- Earle_C._Clements almaMater University_of_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements alongside Alben_W._Barkley.
- Earle_C._Clements alongside John_Sherman_Cooper.
- Earle_C._Clements alongside Robert_Humphreys.
- Earle_C._Clements alongside Thomas_R._Underwood.
- Earle_C._Clements alongside Virgil_Chapman.
- Earle_C._Clements battles "World War I".
- Earle_C._Clements before Alben_W._Barkley.
- Earle_C._Clements before Beverly_M._Vincent.
- Earle_C._Clements before Garrett_L._Withers.
- Earle_C._Clements before J._Lyter_Donaldson.
- Earle_C._Clements before Leverett_Saltonstall.
- Earle_C._Clements before Simeon_S._Willis.
- Earle_C._Clements birthDate "1896-10-22".
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements birthPlace United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements branch United_States_Army.
- Earle_C._Clements class "3".
- Earle_C._Clements dateOfBirth "1896-10-22".
- Earle_C._Clements dateOfDeath "1985-03-12".
- Earle_C._Clements deathDate "1985-03-12".
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements deathPlace United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements district "2".
- Earle_C._Clements hasPhotoCollection Earle_C._Clements.
- Earle_C._Clements sr "United States Senator".
- Earle_C._Clements lieutenant "Lawrence W. Wetherby".
- Earle_C._Clements name "Clements, Earle C.".
- Earle_C._Clements name "Earle C. Clements".
- Earle_C._Clements office "Governor of Kentucky".
- Earle_C._Clements order "47".
- Earle_C._Clements party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfBirth Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfBirth Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfBirth United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfDeath Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfDeath Morganfield,_Kentucky.
- Earle_C._Clements placeOfDeath United_States.
- Earle_C._Clements predecessor Beverly_M._Vincent.
- Earle_C._Clements predecessor Garrett_L._Withers.
- Earle_C._Clements predecessor Simeon_S._Willis.
- Earle_C._Clements profession "Farmer and politician".
- Earle_C._Clements rank Captain_(United_States).
- Earle_C._Clements religion Christianity.
- Earle_C._Clements rows "2".
- Earle_C._Clements serviceyears "1917".
- Earle_C._Clements shortDescription "American farmer and politician".
- Earle_C._Clements spouse "Sara M. Blue".