John McCallum (Australian politician)

John McCallum
Senator for New South Wales
In office
22 February 1950 – 30 June 1962
Personal details
Born (1892-07-31)31 July 1892
Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia
Died 30 December 1973(1973-12-30) (aged 81)
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation Teacher, lecturer

John Archibald McCallum (31 July 1892 – 30 December 1973) was an Australian politician. Born in Mittagong, New South Wales, he was educated at Sydney High School, Sydney Teachers College and the University of Sydney before becoming a teacher. He served in the military from 1916 to 1918 and returned to become a history lecturer and broadcaster. He was Director of the Australian Institute of Political Science before his election to the Australian Senate in 1949 as a Liberal Senator for New South Wales. He held the seat until his retirement in 1961. McCallum died in 1973.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-10.


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