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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—TennesseeRobert Nelson CLEMENT
(1943- )
CLEMENT, Robert Nelson, a
Representative from Tennessee; born in Nashville, Davidson County,
Tenn., September 23, 1943; graduated from Hillsboro High School,
Nashville, Tenn., 1962; B.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
Tenn., 1967; M.B.A., Memphis State University (University of
Memphis), Memphis, Tenn., 1968; Tennessee Army National Guard,
1969-1971; Army National Guard Reserve, 1971 to present; member of
the Tennessee Public Service Commission, 1973-1979; unsuccessful
candidate for nomination for Governor of Tennessee in 1978; member,
board of directors, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1979-1981;
unsuccessful candidate for election to the Ninety-eighth Congress
in 1982; president, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn.,
1983-1987; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundredth Congress, by
special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
United States Representative William Hill Boner, and reelected to
the One Hundred First and to the six succeeding Congresses (January
19, 1988-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the
One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002, but was an unsuccessful
candidate to the United States Senate.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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