Jim Nance McCord

Jim Nance McCord
McCord, c. 1913
40th Governor of Tennessee
In office January 16, 1945 – January 16, 1949
Preceded by	Prentice Cooper
Succeeded by	Gordon Browning
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 5th district
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Percy Priest
Succeeded by	Harold Earthman
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-17)March 17, 1879 Unionville, Tennessee
Died	September 2, 1968(1968-09-02) (aged 89) Nashville, Tennessee
Resting place	Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, Tennessee 35°26′31″N 86°47′13″W / 35.442°N 86.787°W / 35.442; -86.787
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	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]