Bill Clements

Bill Clements
42nd & 44th Governor of Texas
In office January 20, 1987 – January 15, 1991
Lieutenant	William P. Hobby Jr.
Preceded by	Mark White
Succeeded by	Ann Richards
In office January 16, 1979 – January 18, 1983
Lieutenant	William P. Hobby Jr.
Preceded by	Dolph Briscoe
Succeeded by	Mark White
United States Secretary of Defense Acting
In office May 24, 1973 – July 2, 1973
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Elliot Richardson
Succeeded by	James R. Schlesinger
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office January 30, 1973 – January 20, 1977
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Kenneth Rush
Succeeded by	Charles Duncan Jr.
Personal details
Born	William Perry Clements Jr. (1917-04-13)April 13, 1917 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 29, 2011(2011-05-29) (aged 94) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Grove Hill Memorial Park Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	(1) Pauline Allen Gill (2) Rita Crocker Clements
Children	2, 4 stepchildren
Residence	Dallas, Texas
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University (dropped out)
Profession	Oil driller
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army United States Army Corps of Engineers
Years of service	1941–1945
Battles/wars	World War II
(1) In 1979, Clements became Texas's first Republican governor in 105 years. (2) Clements was an early contributor to the 2008 candidacy of Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona.

William Perry "Bill" Clements, Jr. (April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011) was the 42nd and 44th Governor of Texas, serving from 1979 to 1983 and 1987 to 1991. Clements was the first Republican to have served as governor of the U.S. state of Texas since Reconstruction. Clements' eight years in office were the most served by any Texan governor prior to former Governor Rick Perry.