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Bo Callaway
Callaway's portrait in 2008
11th United States Secretary of the Army
In office
May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975
PresidentRichard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Preceded byRobert F. Froehlke
Succeeded byNorman 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 byTic Forrester
Succeeded byJack Brinkley
Personal details
Born
Howard Hollis Callaway[1]

(1927-04-02)April 2, 1927
LaGrange, Georgia, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 2014(2014-03-15) (aged 86)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1964)
Republican (1964–2014)
Spouse
Beth Walton
​
​
(m. 1949; died 2009)​
[1]
Children5[1]
RelativesFuller Earle Callaway (grandfather)
Terry Considine (son-in-law)
EducationGeorgia Tech
United States Military Academy (BS)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1949–1952
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsKorean 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]

Life and career

Callaway in 1965

Callaway was born in LaGrange, Georgia,[2] the son of Virginia Hollis and Cason Callaway,[1] and the grandson of Fuller Earle Callaway. Callaway attended Episcopal High School, graduating in 1944.[2] Callaway then attended Georgia Tech and the United States Military Academy, where he earned a degree in military engineering in 1949.[1][2] He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was discharged in 1953 and returned to Georgia to help his parents develop and run Callaway Gardens.[1]

Callaway served as a Democratic member, but switched to the Republican Party.[1] In 1965, he was elected to represent the Georgia's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[2] Callaway succeeded Tic Forrester. In 1967, he was succeeded by Jack Brinkley.

Callaway 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] He served under Nixon and Gerald Ford and was succeeded by Norman R. Augustine in 1975.

Callaway served as Ford's campaign manager,[6] but resigned following accusations that he had used undue political influence to ensure the expansion of a ski resort;[6] he was replaced by Rogers Morton.[7]

In 1980, Callaway was a candidate for the United States Senate to represent Colorado.[2] After that, he served as the chairperson of the 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "CALLAWAY, Howard Hollis (Bo)". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Callaway of Georgia: A GOP Governor?". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. September 1, 1966. p. 35. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Belated Vindication for Bo Callaway". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. June 26, 1977. p. 37. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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. Closed access icon
  7. ^ Naughton, James (March 31, 1976). "Callaway Quits Post". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 3rd congressional district
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Roscoe Pickett 		Republican nominee for Governor of Georgia
1966 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by United States Secretary of the Army
May 1973 – July 1975 		Succeeded by
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