Bo Callaway
Bo Callaway | |
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| 11th United States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Froehlke |
| Succeeded by | Norman R. Augustine (acting) Martin R. Hoffmann |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tic Forrester |
| Succeeded by | Jack Thomas Brinkley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Hollis Callaway[1] April 2, 1927 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 15, 2014 (aged 86) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (Before 1964) Republican (1964–2014) |
| Spouse |
Beth Walton
(m. 1949; died 2009) |
| Children | 5[1] |
| Relatives | Fuller Earle Callaway (grandfather) Terry Considine (son-in-law) |
| Education | Georgia Institute of Technology United States Military Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1949–1952 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Korean War |
Howard Hollis Callaway (April 2, 1927[2] – March 15, 2014) was an American businessman and politician.[3][4] He served as a Republican member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.[2] He also served as the 11th United States Secretary of the Army.[1][5]
Biography
Callaway was born in LaGrange, Georgia,[2] the son of Virginia Hollis and Cason Callaway.[1] He was the grandson of Fuller Earle Callaway. Callaway attended at the Episcopal High School, where he later graduated in 1944.[2] Callaway then attended at the Georgia Tech and had also attended at the United States Military Academy, where he earned his degree based on military engineering in 1949.[1][2] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, in which he was discharged in 1953 and had resided with his parents to help them out with the Callaway Gardens.[1]
Callaway had served as a Democratic member, but had switched to the political party Republican, in which it was from the concerning of desegregation.[1] In 1965, he won the election for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.[2] Callaway succeeded politician, Tic Forrester. In 1967, he was succeeded by Jack Brinkley for the office. Callaway then resided in Colorado in the 1970s.[1] In 1973, he was appointed by Richard Nixon to serve as the 11th United States Secretary of the Army.[1] Callaway had served served for Nixon and had also served for Gerald Ford, in which he was succeeded by Norman R. Augustine and Martin Richard Hoffmann in 1975. He had served as Ford's campaign manager.[6]
When Callaway served as Ford's campaign manager, there was accusations that had made Callaway leave.[6] He was replaced by Rogers Morton.[7] In some issues, he was funded by Elliott H. Levitas and had politicians who had supported Callaway which included George Busbee. In 1980, Callaway had served as a candidate to serve office of the United States Senate to represent Colorado.[2] After that, he served as the chairperson of the state affillate Colorado Republican Party until 1987.[2]
Callaway died in March 2014 from complications of intracerebral hemorrhage in Columbus, Georgia, at the age of 86.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Yardley, William (March 23, 2014). "Howard H. Callaway, Strategist Who Helped G.O.P. Rise in South, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "CALLAWAY, Howard Hollis (Bo)". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ "Callaway of Georgia: A GOP Governor?". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. September 1, 1966. p. 35. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Belated Vindication for Bo Callaway". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. June 26, 1977. p. 37. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Adams, Tony (March 15, 2014). "Carter recalls intense rivalry and eventual friendship with Callaway". Ledger-Enquirer. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; March 31, 2014 suggested (help) - ^ a b "Bo Callaway Relieved as Ford Manager". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. March 13, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Naughton, James (March 31, 1976). "Callaway Quits Post". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
External links
- United States Congress. "Bo Callaway (id: C000055)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-07-02
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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- 1927 births
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- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
- United States Secretaries of the Army
- United States Military Academy alumni
- United States Army officers
- United States Army personnel of the Korean War
- People from LaGrange, Georgia
- Georgia Tech alumni
- Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
- Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans
- Colorado Republicans
- Colorado Republican Party chairs
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Pine Mountain, Harris County, Georgia
- 20th-century American politicians
- New Right (United States)
- Callaway family