Please answer the following question: Facts: - profession: attorney - death place: paris , tennessee - resting place: maplewood cemetery - order: 32nd - successor: albert h. roberts - party: democratic party - death date: 12 september 1953 - predecessor: ben w. hooper - office: governor of tennessee - spouse: bettie arnold -lrb- m. 1887 -rrb- - term end: january 15 , 1919 - term start: january 17 , 1915 - birth date: 2 june 1863 - name: thomas clarke rye - image: rye-thomas-clarke-by-bain . jpg - birth place: benton county , tennessee Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas clarke rye .
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thomas clarke rye -lrb- june 2 , 1863september 12 , 1953 -rrb- was an american politician who served as governor of tennessee from 1915 to 1919 .an ardent supporter of prohibition of alcoholic beverages , he helped reunify the state 's democratic party , which had been divided over the issue for nearly a decade .rye is perhaps best remembered for enacting the '' ouster law , '' which was aimed at curbing the power of political boss e. h. crump .