John McCall (Australian politician)

Sir John McCall KCMG
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	(1860-08-10)10 August 1860 East Devonport, Tasmania
Died	27 June 1919(1919-06-27) (aged 58) London, England
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

Sir John McCall KCMG (10 August 1860 – 27 June 1919) was an Australian politician.

History

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]

Family

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:

The son, also named Dr. John McCall, married Marjorie MacDonald of Fremantle in 1918. Their 3-year old son John died choking on a peanut; Marjorie died of pneumonia a week later.[5]

The daughter, Mary "Mollie" McCall, married Commander Hewitt in 1923;[6]

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..

References

1. "Dr. McCall". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. XXXIX, no. 3705. Tasmania, Australia. 21 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Trove.
2. "McCall, Sir John". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
3. "Death of Sir John McCall". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). 30 June 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Trove.
4. "His Career". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. CX, no. 15, 498. Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Trove.
5. "Doctor's Loss". The Examiner (Tasmania). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 309. Tasmania, Australia. 28 December 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Trove.
6. "Australians Abroad". The Sunday Times (Sydney). No. 1956. New South Wales, Australia. 29 July 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via Trove.