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William Perry Clements Jr. (April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two nonconsecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991.
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- Richard Nixon
May 29, 2011 · Bill Clements, the first Republican elected governor of Texas since Reconstruction, died in 2011 at age 94. He was a brusque and colorful oilman who sparked tort reform, appointed Republicans to the Supreme Court and helped build the GOP infrastructure in Texas.
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May 31, 2011 · HOUSTON — Bill Clements, a brash oilman who founded an international drilling company before going into politics and breaking the Democrats’ stranglehold on the Texas governor’s office in 1978,...
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May 30, 2011 · Guest Column: Why Bill Clements Mattered. He served as a metaphor for Texas in transition. From the boom and bust of the oil industry to the state’s political makeover, he personified the ...
Nov 11, 2015 · Learn about the life and career of William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr., who served as the forty-second and forty-fourth governor of Texas as a Republican. Find out his achievements, controversies, and legacy in business, politics, and philanthropy.
May 30, 2011 · AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former Texas Governor Bill Clements, who was the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction when he took office in 1979, has died at the age of 94. His...
Learn about the life and career of Bill Clements, the first Republican governor of Texas since Reconstruction. Find out how he rose from oil-field worker to businessman and politician, and what he accomplished in his two terms.
