Bill Clements

Politician

1917 – 2011

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Who was Bill Clements?

William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr., was the 42nd and 44th governor of Texas, serving from 1979 to 1983 and again from 1987 to 1991. Clements was the first Republican to have served as governor of the U.S. state of Texas since Reconstruction. Clements' eight years in office were the most served by any Texan governor prior to current Governor Rick Perry.

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Born
Apr 13, 1917
Dallas
Spouses
Religion
  • Methodism
  • Anglicanism
  • Episcopal Church
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Highland Park High School
Lived in
  • Texas
Died
May 29, 2011

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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