Buford Ellington | |
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| Chair of the National Governors Association | |
| In office July 21, 1968 – August 31, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | John Volpe |
| Succeeded by | John Arthur Love |
| 42nd Governor of Tennessee | |
| In office January 16, 1967 – January 16, 1971 | |
| Lieutenant | Frank Gorrell |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Clement |
| Succeeded by | Winfield Dunn |
| In office January 19, 1959 – January 15, 1963 | |
| Lieutenant | William D. Baird |
| Preceded by | Frank G. Clement |
| Succeeded by | Frank G. Clement |
| Director of the Office of Emergency Planning | |
| In office March 4, 1965 – March 23, 1966 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Edward McDermott |
| Succeeded by | C. Farris Bryant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Earl Buford Ellington June 27, 1907 Holmes County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1972 (aged 64) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Catherine Cheek |
| Education | Holmes Community College Millsaps College |
Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of Tennessee from 1959 to 1963, and again from 1967 to 1971. Along with his political ally, Frank G. Clement, he helped lead a political machine that controlled the governor's office for 18 years, from 1953 to 1971.
Ellington was a supporter of President Lyndon B. Johnson; he was appointed in 1965 as the Director of the Office of Emergency Planning during the Johnson Administration.[1]
- ^ Vaughn May, "Buford Ellington," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 29 December 2012.