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- Thomas Lawson „Tom“ McCall (* 22. März 1913 in , Plymouth County, Massachusetts; † 8. Januar 1983 in Portland, Oregon) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1967 bis 1975 der 30. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Oregon. (de)
- Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American statesman, politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the state's thirtieth governor from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, McCall grew up there and in central Oregon and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene. After college, he worked as a journalist, including time at The Oregonian in Portland during World War II. Later he worked in radio and then in television as a newscaster and political commentator. He made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1954, losing in the general election to Edith Green. While working for TV station KGW, he produced a documentary on pollution in Oregon, which helped to spur environmental cleanup of the air and the Willamette River. In 1964, McCall won his first political office, Oregon Secretary of State, followed by two terms as governor, where he worked towards environmental cleanup, the bottle bill, and public ownership of beaches on the coast among others. Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland is one of several items named in his honor. (en)
- Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall, född 22 mars 1913 i Scituate, Massachusetts, död 8 januari 1983 i Portland, Oregon, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var Oregons guvernör 1967–1975. McCall avlade kandidatexamen i journalistik vid och tjänstgjorde som krigskorrespondent i USA:s flotta i andra världskriget. Som Oregons statssekreterare tjänstgjorde han mellan 1965 och 1967. McCall efterträdde 1967 Mark Hatfield som guvernör och efterträddes 1975 av Robert W. Straub. Han avled 1983 och gravsattes i . År 2008 avtäcktes en staty som föreställer McCall i Salem. (sv)
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- Thomas Lawson „Tom“ McCall (* 22. März 1913 in , Plymouth County, Massachusetts; † 8. Januar 1983 in Portland, Oregon) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1967 bis 1975 der 30. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Oregon. (de)
- Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall, född 22 mars 1913 i Scituate, Massachusetts, död 8 januari 1983 i Portland, Oregon, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var Oregons guvernör 1967–1975. McCall avlade kandidatexamen i journalistik vid och tjänstgjorde som krigskorrespondent i USA:s flotta i andra världskriget. Som Oregons statssekreterare tjänstgjorde han mellan 1965 och 1967. McCall efterträdde 1967 Mark Hatfield som guvernör och efterträddes 1975 av Robert W. Straub. Han avled 1983 och gravsattes i . År 2008 avtäcktes en staty som föreställer McCall i Salem. (sv)
- Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American statesman, politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the state's thirtieth governor from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, McCall grew up there and in central Oregon and attended the University of Oregon in Eugene. After college, he worked as a journalist, including time at The Oregonian in Portland during World War II. (en)
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