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Frank Goad Clement (June 2, 1920 – November 4, 1969) was an American politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1958, and from 1963 to 1967. His ten years in office was the longest of any of the state's 20th-century governors. Clement owed much of his rapid political rise to his ability to deliver rousing, mesmerizing speeches.〔Alan Griggs, "(Frank G. Clement )," ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', 2009. Retrieved: 19 December 2012.〕 His sermon-like keynote address at the 1956 Democratic National Convention has been described as both one of the best and one of the worst keynote addresses in the era of televised conventions.〔Colbert King, "(Origins of a Vitriolic Keynote Speaker )," ''Washington Post'', 11 September 2004. Retrieved: 19 December 2012.〕 As governor, Clement oversaw the state's economic transformation from a predominantly agricultural state to an industrial state.〔 He increased funding for education and mental health, and was the first Southern governor to veto a segregation bill.〔 In 1956, he dispatched the National Guard to disperse a crowd attempting to prevent integration at Clinton High School.〔 ==Early life== Clement was born at the Hotel Halbrook in Dickson, Tennessee, the son of Robert Clement, a local attorney and politician, and Maybelle (Goad) Clement, who operated the hotel.〔 The family moved around for several years, living briefly in Vermont and Kentucky, before returning to Dickson in the 1930s. Clement graduated from Dickson County High School in 1937.〔 While still young, he took speaking lessons with his aunt.〔 Clement attended Cumberland University from 1937 to 1939, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He then attended Vanderbilt University Law School, graduating with an LL.B in 1942.〔 He worked as an agent for the FBI for about a year, mainly investigating internal security and espionage cases.〔 In November 1943, at the height of World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, eventually rising to the rank of first lieutenant and commanding officer of Company C of the Military Police Battalion at Camp Bullis in Texas.〔 After leaving the Army, Clement worked as counsel for the Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission from 1946 to 1950. He was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention.〔 During this same period, he was elected State Commander of Tennessee's American Legion, a position through which he developed relationships with veterans in all of Tennessee's counties. In the early 1950s, he practiced law with his father in Dickson.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank G. Clement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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