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Lee Metcalf

Lee Warren Metcalf (January 28, 1911 – January 12, 1978) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. Senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was Montana's first U.S. Senator to be born in the state, and was Permanent Acting President pro tempore of the Senate, the only one to hold that position, from 1963 until his death in 1978. Metcalf was born in Stevensville, Montana, to Harold E. and Rhoda (née Smith) Metcalf. His father was the cashier of the First State Bank of Stevensville. He was raised on his family's farm. He graduated from Stevensville High School in 1928, and then studied at the University of Montana (then known as Montana State University, which is now the name of a different institution) where he played first-string tackle on the freshman football team. Read more at Wikipedia...

Born: 1911, Stevensville
Died: 1978, Helena

Occupation(s): politician, lawyer, judge
Associated Place(s): Knowles Dam (Mont.), Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.), Paradise Dam (Mont.), Reichle Dam (Mont.), Rocky Boys Indian Reservation (Mont.), Canyon Ferry Dam (Mont.) [2nd: 1949- ], Washington (D.C.), Glasgow Air Force Base (Mont.), Buffalo Rapids Dam (Mont.) [Proposed]
Associated Subject(s):  Education, Communism, Women's rights, Agriculture, Navajo Indians, Vocational education, Legislators--United States, Taxation, Civil defense, Miners, Cold War, Economic development, Indians of North America, Universities and colleges, Land use, Wages, Farmers, Public schools, Veterans

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