Samuel W. McCall
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Samuel Walker McCall was a member of the United States House of Representatives
, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts
. He was born in East Providence Township, Pennsylvania
on February 28, 1851.
McCall spent his early life in Illinois
and attended the Mount Carroll Seminary
in Mount Carroll
from 1864 to 1866, when that school closed to male students. McCall's parents then sent him east to the New Hampton Academy in New Hampton, New Hampshire
, on the recommendation of a neighbor. McCall graduated from New Hampton Academy and subsequently from Dartmouth College
. He studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Worcester
, and later in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser
, and was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888, 1900, and 1916. McCall was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1913). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 3 (Fifty-fourth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912, and resumed the practice of law in Boston.
He was elected Governor of Massachusetts
1916-1918. After retiring from elected office, he engaged in literary pursuits and died in Winchester
on November 4, 1923. His interment was in Wildwood Cemetery
.
His grandson, Tom McCall
, was a Republican two term Governor of Oregon
from 1967-1975.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
. He was born in East Providence Township, Pennsylvania
East Providence Township, Pennsylvania
East Providence Township is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States of America. The population was 1,858 at the 2000 census...
on February 28, 1851.
McCall spent his early life in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
and attended the Mount Carroll Seminary
Mount Carroll Seminary
The Mount Carroll Seminary was the name of Shimer College from 1853 to 1896. The Seminary was located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in the United States. A pioneering institution in its time and place, the Mount Carroll Seminary served as a center of culture and education in 19th-century...
in Mount Carroll
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Mount Carroll is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States-History:Shimer College was established in Mt. Carroll in 1853, but mounting debts forced a move to Waukegan, Illinois in 1979. The campus now is home to several organizations, most notably the Campbell Center for Historic...
from 1864 to 1866, when that school closed to male students. McCall's parents then sent him east to the New Hampton Academy in New Hampton, New Hampshire
New Hampton, New Hampshire
New Hampton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2010 census. A winter sports resort area, New Hampton is home to George Duncan State Forest and to the New Hampton School, a private preparatory school established in 1821.The primary village in...
, on the recommendation of a neighbor. McCall graduated from New Hampton Academy and subsequently from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. He studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, and later in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser
Boston Daily Advertiser
The Boston Daily Advertiser was the first daily newspaper in Boston, and for many years the only daily paper in Boston.-History:...
, and was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1888, 1900, and 1916. McCall was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1893 to March 3, 1913). He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 3 (Fifty-fourth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1912, and resumed the practice of law in Boston.
He was elected Governor of Massachusetts
Governor of Massachusetts
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The current governor is Democrat Deval Patrick.-Constitutional role:...
1916-1918. After retiring from elected office, he engaged in literary pursuits and died in Winchester
Winchester, Massachusetts
Winchester is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, eight miles north of Boston. With its agricultural roots having mostly disappeared, it is now an affluent suburb...
on November 4, 1923. His interment was in Wildwood Cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery
Wildwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Palmer and Wildwood Streets in Winchester, Massachusetts.The cemetery was founded in 1851 and added to the National Historic Register in 1989....
.
Tom McCall
Thomas Lawson McCall was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon...
, was a Republican two term Governor of Oregon
Governor of Oregon
The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments....
from 1967-1975.