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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.

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  • Jim Nance McCord (* 17. März 1879 in Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee; † 2. September 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und der 44. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Tennessee. (de)
  • 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. As governor, McCord greatly increased funding for education, instituted a state sales tax, and enacted right-to-work legislation. (en)
  • Jim Nance McCord, född 17 mars 1879 i Bedford County, Tennessee, död 2 september 1968 i Nashville, Tennessee, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var ledamot av USA:s representanthus 1943-1945 och guvernör i Tennessee 1945-1949. McCord arbetade länge som redaktör på Marshall County Gazette. Han blev senare tidningens enda ägare. Demokraten McCord var borgmästare i Lewisburg, Tennessee 1917-1942. Han var elektor för Franklin D. Roosevelt i presidentvalet i USA 1932 och hans tidning stödde Roosevelts New Deal-reformer. Efter en mandatperiod i representanthuset kandiderade McCord i 1944 års guvernörsval i Tennessee och vann mot republikanen och countrymusikern Roy Acuff. Han omvaldes två år senare. McCords stöd för innebar att han fick fackföreningsrörelsen emot sig när han kandiderade för en tredje mandatperiod. Han förlorade i demokraternas primärval mot tidigare guvernören Gordon Browning. McCord kandiderade i 1958 års guvernörsval som obunden. Han fick 32% av rösterna men förlorade mot demokraten Buford Ellington som fick 58%. McCord gifte sig 1901 med Vera Kercheval. Hon dog 1953 och han gifte om sig 1954 med Sula Tatum Sheeley. Den andra hustrun dog 1966 och McCord gifte sig 1967 för tredje gången med Nell Estes. Hans grav finns på Lone Oak Cemetery i Lewisburg. (sv)
  • Jim Nance McCord (17 de março de 1879 - 2 de setembro de 1968) foi um jornalista e político americano, o 40º Governador do Tennessee, com mandato de 1945 até 1949. Foi membro da Câmara dos Representantes dos Estados Unidos de 1943 a 1945. Ele também foi Comissário do departamento de conservação do Tennessee de 1953 a 1958 e foi um delegado à Convenção Constitucional estadual de 1953. Antes de ser governador e representante congressional, McCord serviu como prefeito de Lewisburg, Tennessee, de 1916 a 1942 e editor do Marshall Gazette. Como governador, McCord aumentou a verba para a educação, instituiu um imposto estadual sobre vendas e uma lei de direito ao trabalho. (pt)
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  • Jim Nance McCord (* 17. März 1879 in Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee; † 2. September 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker (Demokratische Partei) und der 44. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Tennessee. (de)
  • 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. (en)
  • Jim Nance McCord (17 de março de 1879 - 2 de setembro de 1968) foi um jornalista e político americano, o 40º Governador do Tennessee, com mandato de 1945 até 1949. Foi membro da Câmara dos Representantes dos Estados Unidos de 1943 a 1945. Ele também foi Comissário do departamento de conservação do Tennessee de 1953 a 1958 e foi um delegado à Convenção Constitucional estadual de 1953. Antes de ser governador e representante congressional, McCord serviu como prefeito de Lewisburg, Tennessee, de 1916 a 1942 e editor do Marshall Gazette. (pt)
  • Jim Nance McCord, född 17 mars 1879 i Bedford County, Tennessee, död 2 september 1968 i Nashville, Tennessee, var en amerikansk politiker. Han var ledamot av USA:s representanthus 1943-1945 och guvernör i Tennessee 1945-1949. McCord arbetade länge som redaktör på Marshall County Gazette. Han blev senare tidningens enda ägare. Demokraten McCord var borgmästare i Lewisburg, Tennessee 1917-1942. Han var elektor för Franklin D. Roosevelt i presidentvalet i USA 1932 och hans tidning stödde Roosevelts New Deal-reformer. (sv)
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