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Gale W. McGee | |
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United States Senator from Wyoming | |
In office January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Frank A. Barrett |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Wallop |
9th United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States | |
In office March 30, 1977 – July 1, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | William S. Mailliard |
Succeeded by | J. William Middendorf |
Personal details | |
Born | Gale William McGee March 17, 1915 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. |
Died | April 9, 1992 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 77)
Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Loraine Baker McGee (m. 1939) |
Children | 4 |
Education | State Teachers College (BA) University of Colorado (MA) University of Chicago (PhD) |
Gale William McGee (March 17, 1915 – April 9, 1992) was a United States senator of the Democratic Party, and United States ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS).[1] He represented Wyoming in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977. To date, he remains the last Democrat to have represented Wyoming in the U.S. Senate.