James L. Bomar Jr. | |
Office: | 45th Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee |
Term Start: | January 7, 1963 |
Term End: | January 4, 1965 |
Governor: | Frank G. Clement |
Predecessor: | William D. Baird |
Successor: | Jared Maddux |
Office1: | Member of the Tennessee Senate |
Term Start1: | January 7, 1963 |
Term End1: | January 4, 1965 |
Predecessor1: | Barton Dement |
Successor1: | Ward Crutchfield |
Constituency1: | 12th district |
Term Start2: | January 6, 1947 |
Term End2: | January 3, 1949 |
Predecessor2: | Robert I. Dossett |
Successor2: | John D. Wooten |
Constituency2: | 18th district |
Office3: | 72nd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | January 5, 1953 |
Term End3: | January 7, 1963 |
Predecessor3: | McAllen Foutch |
Successor3: | Dick Barry |
Office4: | Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from Bedford County |
Term Start4: | January 5, 1953 |
Term End4: | January 7, 1963 |
Preceded4: | Ewing Cartwright |
Succeeded4: | Tyrus H. Cobb |
Term Start5: | January 3, 1949 |
Term End5: | January 1, 1951 |
Preceded5: | Frank M. Jackson |
Succeeded5: | Ewing Cartwright |
Term Start6: | January 4, 1943 |
Term End6: | January 1, 1945 |
Predecessor6: | William L. Parker |
Successor6: | J. Harrison Davidson |
Birth Date: | July 1, 1914 |
Birth Place: | Raus, Tennessee, U.S. |
Death Place: | Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Education: | Cumberland University |
Signature: | James L Bomar Jr signature.png |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1944–1945 |
Rank: | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Battles: | World War II |
James Lafayette Bomar Jr. (July 1, 1914 – June 25, 2001) was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly. He served as Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1953 to 1963 and as Speaker of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee from 1963 to 1965. From 1979 to 1980, he was the president of Rotary International.[1] [2]