Buford Ellington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Buford Ellington

Tennessee politician

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1907

Place of Birth: Lexington, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 03-Apr-1972

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Earl Buford Ellington (June 27, 1907 – April 3, 1972) was an American politician who served as 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.