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Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963, and again from 1967 to 1971. Along with his political ally, Frank G. Clement, he helped lead a political machine that controlled the governor's office for 18 years, from 1953 to 1971.
Oct 8, 2017 · Buford Ellington. Written by Vaughn May. 3 minutes to read. Buford Ellington, governor of Tennessee from 1959-63 and 1967-71, alternated power both times with uncertain ally Frank Clement. The differences between Ellington’s first and second stints as chief executive, especially in terms of the South’s ageless political issue of race, were ...
Apr 4, 1972 · BOCA RATON, Fla., April 3 (UPI)—Buford Ellington, twice Governor of Tennessee and an influential conservative force in that state's Democratic party for nearly two decades, died, apparently...
Jan 18, 2019 · Gov. Earl Buford Ellington. Terms January 19, 1959 - January 15, 1963. January 16, 1967 - January 16, 1971. Party Democratic. Born June 27, 1907. Birth State Mississippi. School Millsaps College. Family Married Catherine Cheek; two children. Status NGA Chair. About.
President Nixon mourned the loss of Buford Ellington, former Governor of Tennessee and Director of Emergency Planning, in 1972. He praised Ellington's service to his state and nation in improving rural areas and economic development.
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Buford Ellington is perhaps best remembered today for being one of Tennessee’s “leap-frog” governors, alternating terms with Frank Clement. For almost twenty years, Clement and Ellington ruled Tennessee from the governor’s office. Ellington was not a native Tennessean, being born in Holmes County, Mississippi June 27, 1907.
