serviceyears branch death_date nationality birth_date term_end alma_mater death_place preceded battles term_start order rank name succeeded predecessor birth_place jr/sr party state district successor article_title
1942 -- 1946 united states army 12 january 1978 american 28 january 1911 january 3 , 1961 12 , 1978 january 12 , 1978 january stanford university university of montana helena , montana james edward murray world war ii january 3 , 1953 3 , 1961 june 15 , 1963 january permanent senate acting president pro tempore of the united states first lieutenant lee metcalf paul g. hatfield none - title created mike mansfield stevensville , montana united states senator democratic montana montana 1st none - title abolished arnold olsen lee metcalf

lee metcalf

lee warren metcalf -lrb- january 28 , 1911 -- january 12 , 1978 -rrb- was an american lawyer , judge , and politician .
a member of the democratic party , he served as a u.s. representative -lrb- 1953 -- 1961 -rrb- and a u.s. senator -lrb- 1961 -- 1978 -rrb- from montana .
he was permanent acting president `` pro tempore '' of the senate , the only person to hold that position , from 1963 until his death in 1978 .
