Sir John McCall KCMG (10 August 1860 – 27 June 1919) was an Australian politician.
John McCall | |
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Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for West Devon | |
In office 12 November 1888 – December 1893 | |
Preceded by | Edward Braddon |
Succeeded by | Sir Edward Braddon |
In office 30 April 1901 – April 1909 | |
Preceded by | Sir Edward Braddon |
Succeeded by | District abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | East Devonport, Tasmania | 10 August 1860
Died | 27 June 1919 London, England | (aged 58)
Resting place | Putney Vale Cemetery |
Spouses | Mary Chickie
(m. 1880; died 1896)Claire Pearson Reynolds
(m. 1900) |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Profession | Medical doctor |
Born in Devonport, Tasmania the son of John Hair McCall, MLC, he studied for his Doctorate of Medicine at the University of Glasgow, returning to Tasmania in 1881.[1] In 1888, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Protectionist member for West Devon. He served until 1893, and then again from 1901 to 1909.[2] He then took up the post of Tasmania's agent-general in London, where he served with distinction and died ten years later.[3]
Sir John was married twice; to Mary Chickie[4] (died 28 February 1896), whom he married in Glasgow, and with whom he had a son and a daughter:
On 20 November 1900, he married Claire Pearson Reynolds (c. 1882 – 3 June 1945), with whom he had two sons: G. Donald McCall of Mont Albert, Victoria and the Rt Rev. Theodore Bruce McCall[4] home secretary of the (Anglican) Australian Board of Missions and Bishop of Rockhampton and Wangaratta..