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Frank Goad Clement was born on this site in June 1920 and spent his childhood in Dickson. Famous as an orator, he was elected Governor of Tennessee three times, serving a two-year term in 1952 and four-year terms in 1954 and 1962. During his tenure, programs begun included the organization of the Department of Mental Health, creation of the state's first speech and hearing center, the beginning of a long-range highway construction project, and the providing of free textbooks for school children.
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Dickson, Tennessee · United States
