American businessman and politician (1927–2014)
Bo Callaway
Callaway's portrait in 2008
In office May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975President Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Preceded by Robert F. Froehlke Succeeded by Norman R. Augustine (acting) Martin R. Hoffmann In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967Preceded by Tic Forrester Succeeded by Jack Brinkley
Born Howard Hollis Callaway
[1] (1927-04-02 ) April 2, 1927LaGrange , Georgia, U.S.Died March 15, 2014(2014-03-15) (aged 86)Columbus , Georgia, U.S. Political party Democratic (Before 1964)Republican (1964–2014)Spouse
Beth Walton
(
m. 1949; died 2009)
[1] Children 5[1] Relatives Fuller Earle Callaway (grandfather)Terry Considine (son-in-law)Education Georgia Tech United States Military Academy (BS )Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1949–1952 Rank Lieutenant Battles/wars Korean War
Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway (April 2, 1927[2] – March 15, 2014) was an American businessman and politician.[3] [4] He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for the 3rd district of Georgia .[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]
In 1964 , he was elected as a Republican to represent Georgia's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives , succeeding Tic Forrester . Callaway was the first Republican to represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction , riding a Republican wave in the Deep South resulting from the appeal of Barry Goldwater to conservative Southerners.[2] [6]
Rather than run for re-election, Callaway ran as the Republican candidate in the 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election . The election was exceptionally close due to a split within the state Democratic Party between supporters of segregationist Lester Maddox and liberal former governor Ellis Arnall ; after Maddox won the Democratic nomination, Arnall continued his campaign as a write-in candidate . Ultimately, Callaway won a plurality but not a majority of votes cast, which under Georgia law meant that the election was thrown to the Georgia General Assembly . After a series of lawsuits reaching the United States Supreme Court , the authority of the legislature was ultimately upheld, and Maddox was elected governor by the heavily Democratic legislature.[7]
Callaway was succeeded in Congress by Jack Brinkley .
Later career
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 ,[8] but resigned following accusations that he had used undue political influence to ensure the expansion of a ski resort;[8] he was replaced by Rogers Morton .[9]
Callaway ran for the Republican nomination in the 1980 United States Senate election in Colorado . He was supported by Senator William L. Armstrong , but ultimately lost the nomination to Mary Estill Buchanan .[2] [10] 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
^ a b c d e f g h i j 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 March 31, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "SOUTH REVERSES VOTING PATTERNS; Goldwater Makes Inroads, but More Electoral Votes Go to the President" . The New York Times . November 4, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ "Quickly Sworn In Behind Shut Doors" . The Atlanta Constitution . January 11, 1967. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ Strogoff, Jody Hope (March 21, 2014). "Bo Callaway was a winner despite having lost Senate bid" . Colorado Politics . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .
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