| Earle C. Clements | |
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47th Governor of Kentucky
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| In office December 9, 1947 – November 27, 1950 |
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| Lieutenant | Lawrence W. Wetherby |
| Preceded by | Simeon S. Willis |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence W. Wetherby |
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| In office January 3, 1945 – January 6, 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Beverly M. Vincent |
| Succeeded by | John A. Whitaker |
| Constituency | Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District |
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| In office November 27, 1950 – January 3, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Garrett L. Withers |
| Succeeded by | Thruston B. Morton |
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| Born | October 22, 1896 Morganfield, Kentucky |
| Died | March 12, 1985 (aged 88) Morganfield, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sarah M. The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 Lawerence Winchester Wetherby ( January 2, 1908 - March 27, 1994) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and as Governor of Simeon Slavens Willis ( 1 December, 1879 - 2 April, 1965) was a U Lawerence Winchester Wetherby ( January 2, 1908 - March 27, 1994) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and as Governor of The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beverly Mills Vincent (1890-1980 was a Representative from Kentucky. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=W000348 The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Garrett Lee Withers ( June 21, 1884 - April 30, 1953) a Democrat represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and Thruston Ballard Morton (1907 &ndash 1982 a Republican, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Blue |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Religion | Christian |
Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) served as a U. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) S. Representative, Governor and U. The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U S. Senator for the state of Kentucky. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. He served as Senate Majority Whip when Lyndon Johnson was Senate Majority Leader. The Assistant Majority and' Minority Leaders of the United States Senate' (commonly called Senate Majority and' Minority Whips) are the second-ranking The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences
Early life & career
Clements was born in Morganfield, Kentucky. Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. He studied at the University of Kentucky and then served in World War I as a captain teaching military science. The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All He then worked in oil fields in Texas, later returning to Kentucky to farm and coach football. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. He also served as a deputy sheriff before being elected Union County sheriff in his own right, serving 1922-1926. Clements was then elected and served as county clerk (1926-1934) and county judge (1934-1942).
In 1935 Clements refused to chair the campaign of Happy Chandler for Governor of Kentucky and the resulting split was the source of factionalism within the Kentucky Democratic Party for decades. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U
In 1941 Clements was elected to the Kentucky Senate; he served as majority leader in 1944. The Kentucky Senate is the Upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. In US politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body
Clements was then elected to and served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, 1945-1948. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.
Governor
In 1947 Clements defeated the Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Harry Lee Waterfield in the Democratic primary for Governor of Kentucky. The office of lieutenant governor of Kentucky has existed under the last three of Kentucky's four constitutions beginning in 1797 Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988 a Democrat served twice as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky. The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U Waterfield was a staunch ally of Happy Chandler. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U Clements then defeated Republican nominee Eldon S. Dummit by 387,795 votes to 287,756 and won a term as Governor of Kentucky. Eldon S Dummit was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1947 The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U
As governor Clements made the state parks and state roads high priorities. While Clements was governor, New York was the only state that spent more on its park system and Texas was the only state that spent more on its roads. Kentucky's unusually widespread system of four lane divided highways is in part a legacy of Clements' governorship. Clements also oversaw the construction of the Kentucky Exposition Center and Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC formerly Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center (KFEC is a large multi-use facility in Louisville Kentucky, United States Freedom Hall is a multipurpose Arena in Louisville Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth The Legislative Research Commission was founded while Clements was governor, with Clements' support. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U Clements also founded and established the Kentucky State Police, in part to replace the semi-corrupt highway patrol. The Kentucky State Police (KSP is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet Clements also reorganized insurance regulation in the state and saw to it that poor school districts received additional funding.
Clements failed to convince the Kentucky General Assembly to end segregation in Kentucky's graduate and professional schools, regulate strip mining and establish statewide pension and civil service programs. The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U However, years later in 1959 Clements saw to it that a worthy successor, Bert T. Combs, won the office over Happy Chandler's lieutenant governor and hand-picked successor, Harry Lee Waterfield. Bertram Thomas Combs ( August 13, 1911 December 4, 1991) born in Manchester, Clay County Kentucky, was the Democratic Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988 a Democrat served twice as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky. Combs and Combs' hand-picked successor, Edward T. Breathitt, fulfilled more of Clements' progressive legacy as they desegregated all public schools at all levels in addition to all places of public accommodation. Edward Thompson "Ned" Breathitt Jr (born in Hopkinsville Kentucky on November 26, 1924, died in Lexington Kentucky on October Combs also established a state civil service program that remains in place as of 2005.
In 1950, before his term as governor was over, Clements resigned to seek a seat in the United States Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Clements' achievements in his single, truncated term as governor rank among the most impressive of any in the history of the state. He was succeeded as governor by his Democratic lieutenant governor, Lawrence Wetherby, who won a full term as governor in his own right in the 1951 election. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Lawerence Winchester Wetherby ( January 2, 1908 - March 27, 1994) served as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and as Governor of
Senator
Clements won the Senate election over Charles I. Dawson, 300,276 votes to 256,856. Charles I Dawson (13 February 1881 - 24 April 1969 was a Lawyer and politician from Kentucky who ran several high profile campaigns as the nominee of the Republican He quickly became the Democratic whip under Lyndon Johnson. Johnson and Clements were extraordinarily effective in leading their party in the Senate.
In 1956 when Clements' Senate seat was up for election, Clements' factional enemy Happy Chandler was serving a second, non-consecutive term as Governor of Kentucky. Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Sr (July 14 1898 June 15 1991 was twice Governor of Kentucky, a U The Governor of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of the U Chandler made sure the Democratic Party denied Clements substantial assistance in his re-election bid. As a result, Clements lost his Senate seat to Republican Thruston B. Morton. Thruston Ballard Morton (1907 &ndash 1982 a Republican, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Clements returned the favor, seeing to it that his faction of the party successfully supported Bert T. Combs for governor at the end of Chandler's second term in 1959, denying the governor's mansion to Chandler's lieutenant governor and hand-picked successor, Harry Lee Waterfield. Bertram Thomas Combs ( August 13, 1911 December 4, 1991) born in Manchester, Clay County Kentucky, was the Democratic A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988 a Democrat served twice as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and unsuccessfully sought election as Governor of Kentucky. The Clements-Chandler factionalism continued on for many years within the party.
From 1957 through 1959 Clements continued to work side by side with Lyndon Johnson as head of the U. S. Democratic Re-election Committee. In 1959 and 1960 Clements served as state highway commissioner under Governor Bert T. Combs. Bertram Thomas Combs ( August 13, 1911 December 4, 1991) born in Manchester, Clay County Kentucky, was the Democratic Clements then returned to Washington as a lobbyist and as an executive with the American Tobacco Institute.
In 1981 Clements retired to his hometown of Morganfield, Kentucky, where he died in 1985. Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) He is buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Morganfield, Kentucky. Morganfield is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States.
| Preceded by Beverly M. Vincent |
U.S. Representative, Kentucky 2nd District January 3, 1945-January 6, 1948 |
Succeeded by John A. Whitaker |
| Preceded by J. Lyter Donaldson |
Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky 1947 |
Succeeded by Lawrence Wetherby |
| Preceded by Simeon S. Willis |
Governor of Kentucky 1948–1950 |
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| Preceded by Alben Barkley |
Democratic Nominee for the United States Senate (Class 3) from Kentucky 1950,1956 |
Succeeded by Wilson W. Wyatt |
| Preceded by Garrett L. Withers |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky November 27, 1950-January 3, 1957 Served alongside: Virgil Chapman,Thomas R. Underwood,Alben W. Barkley,Robert Humphreys,John Sherman Cooper |
Succeeded by Thruston B. Morton |
| Preceded by Leverett Saltonstall |
Senate Minority Whip 1953-1955 |
Succeeded by Leverett Saltonstall |
| Senate Majority Whip 1955-1957 |
Succeeded by Mike Mansfield |
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