Vera Kercheval (1901–1953, her death) Sula Tatum (1954–1966, her death) Nell Spence (1967–1968, his death)
Occupation
Editor/publisher of Marshall County Gazette
Jim Nance McCord (March 17, 1879 – September 2, 1968) was an American journalist and politician who served as the 40th governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945. He was also Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Conservation from 1953 to 1958, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention of 1953. Prior to state and national service, McCord served as Mayor of Lewisburg, Tennessee, from 1916 to 1942, and was publisher and editor of the Marshall Gazette.[1]
As governor, McCord greatly increased funding for education, instituted a state sales tax, and enacted right-to-work legislation.[2]
^Governor Jim Nance McCord Papers (finding aid) Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1971. Retrieved: 16 December 2012.
^Carroll Van West, "Jim Nance McCord," Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 2009. Retrieved: 16 December 2012.
JimNanceMcCord (March 17, 1879 – September 2, 1968) was an American journalist and politician who served as the 40th governor of Tennessee from 1945...
Democratic Governor JimNanceMcCord defeated Republican nominee William O. Lowe with 65.4% of the vote. In the primary election, McChord faced former Governor...
nominee JimNanceMcCord defeated Republican nominee John W. Kilgo with 62.5% of the vote. Primary elections were held on August 3, 1944. JimNanceMcCord, U...
the hardly fought primary, Browning comfortably defeated Governor JimNanceMcCord. In the general election, Browning easily defeated Republican nominee...
Democratic nominee Buford Ellington defeated former Governor, Independent JimNanceMcCord, and Republican opponent Tom Wall with 57.5% of the vote. Primary elections...
Governor JimNanceMcCord for the nomination in 1946, though he was still in Europe and did not actively campaign. Though he lost, his 120,535 votes (to McCord's...
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Capitol Quad. Constructed in 1966, the building is named in honor of JimNanceMcCord, who served as governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949. It shares a...
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governor JimNanceMcCord became the Commissioner of Conservation for Governor Frank G. Clement during his first administration. Donald M. McSween was...
Delaware, because these states remained electorally competitive during the Jim Crow era. At the start of the American Civil War, there were 34 states in...
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Ellington worked in the campaign of successful gubernatorial candidate, JimNanceMcCord. Two years later, he was the Marshall County manager for the campaign...
in Charlotte, North Carolina, but is disqualified due to illegal springs. Jim Roper is declared the official winner. June 24 – The first television western...
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suggested the 20-year-old Nancy Toffoloni Daus for the role. Toffoloni, who had worked as a model, often sat alongside her then-husband Jim. She had also been...
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