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
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 (1920-06-02)June 2, 1920 Dickson, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1969(1969-11-04) (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