W. Gordon McOmber | |
Office1: | 24th Lieutenant Governor of Montana |
Term1: | January 4, 1988 – January 2, 1989 |
Governor1: | Ted Schwinden |
Predecessor1: | George Turman |
Successor1: | Allen Kolstad |
Office2: | Member of the Montana House of Representatives |
Office3: | Member of the Montana Senate |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1919 |
Birth Place: | Magrath, Alberta, Canada |
Death Place: | Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Children: | Dennis, Gene, and Sandra |
Resting Place: | Sunset Hills Cemetery, Fairfield, MT |
Willis Gordon McOmber (October 2, 1919 – August 24, 2018) was an American politician from Montana. He served in the Montana House of Representatives and Montana State Senate as a Democrat, having first been elected in 1954.[1] McOmber also served as Lieutenant Governor of Montana to fill out the unexpired term of George Turman when he resigned in 1988.[2] [3]
McOmber's time as Lieutenant Governor occurred when Montana was making preparations for its centennial year. He served as the chairman of Montana's Statehood Centennial Commission which successfully lobbied the U.S. Postal Service to design a stamp commemorating Montana's 100th anniversary.[4]