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Mr. Buford Ellington (1907-1972), during the period he was Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture under Governor Frank Clement, with whom he alternated gubernatorial terms.

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Ellington was governor 1959-1963 and 1967-1971; a professed segregationist, he shifted his position during his second term, creating the TN Human Relations Commission; directed US Office of Emergency Planning under Pres. Lyndon Johnson.
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  1. Government
  2. Government Officials
  3. Governors

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