John McCallum (Australian politician)

John McCallum
Senator for New South Wales
In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1962
Personal details
Born	31 July 1892 Mittagong, New South Wales
Died	30 December 1973 (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 1916-1918 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.