Facts: - jr/sr: united states senator - party: democratic - predecessor: garrett l. withers simeon s. willis beverly m. vincent - lieutenant: lawrence w. wetherby - birth date: 22 october 1896 - branch: united states army - profession: farmer and politician - caption: clements in 1947 - order: 47th - death date: 12 march 1985 - spouse: sara m. blue - office: governor of kentucky - district: 2nd - term end: january 6 , 1948 3 , 1957 november 27 , 1950 january - serviceyears: 1917 -- 1919 - name: earle c. clements - death place: morganfield , kentucky , u.s. - birth place: morganfield , kentucky , u.s. - successor: thruston b. morton lawrence w. wetherby john a. whitaker - state: kentucky kentucky - alma mater: university of kentucky - battles: world war i - term start: november 3 , 1945 27 , 1950 december 9 , 1947 january - image: earle-clements . jpg - religion: christianity - rank: captain Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of earle c. clements .
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earle chester clements -lrb- october 22 , 1896 -- march 12 , 1985 -rrb- was an american farmer and politician .he represented the state of kentucky in both the u.s. house of representatives and the u.s. senate and was its 47th governor , serving from 1947 to 1950 .for three decades , he was the leader of a faction of the state 's democratic party that stood in opposition to the faction led by two-time governor and senator a. b. '' happy '' chandler .after following his father into the local politics of his home county , clements agreed to chair the gubernatorial campaign of thomas rhea in 1935 .already committed to rhea , he turned down an offer from happy chandler to chair his campaign , beginning the rift between the two men .clements went on to the kentucky senate in 1941 .in 1944 , he was selected as democratic floor leader of the senate and successfully campaigned for a larger budget than that proposed by republican governor simeon willis .his stand against willis made him popular in the democratic party , and he went on to serve two terms in the u.s. house of representatives from 1944 to 1948 .in 1947 , clements succeeded willis as governor , defeating harry lee waterfield , chandler 's preferred candidate , in the democratic primary .as governor , clements raised taxes and used the revenue to increase funding for the state park system and construct and maintain more roads .he also achieved advancements in education , including some progress toward desegregation .in 1950 , clements was elected to the u.s. senate .he resigned as governor to accept his senate seat .while in the senate , he served as chairman of the senate democratic reelection committee and as democratic party whip under party leader lyndon johnson .he was defeated by thruston morton in his re-election bid in 1956 ; a lack of support from chandler -lrb- then serving his second term as governor -rrb- contributed to clements ' defeat .at johnson 's insistence , clements resumed chairing the senate democratic reelection...