John McCall (Australian politician)

John McCall
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	10 August 1860; East Devonport, Tasmania
Died	27 June 1919 (aged 58); London, England
Resting place	Putney Vale Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Mary Chickie; (m. 1880; died 1896); Claire Pearson Reynolds (m. 1900)
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Profession	Medical doctor

Sir John McCall KCMG, MD., LLD., (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 Rev. T. Bruce McCall[4] home secretary of the (Anglican) Australian Board of Missions.

References

"Dr. McCall". The Mercury (Hobart). XXXIX (3705). Tasmania, Australia. 21 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"McCall, Sir John". Parliament of Tasmania. 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
"Death of Sir John McCall". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). XXXIX (154). Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"His Career". The Mercury (Hobart). CX (15, 498). Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"Doctor's Loss". The Examiner (Tasmania). LXXXIX (309). Tasmania, Australia. 28 December 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
"Australians Abroad". The Sunday Times (Sydney) (1956). New South Wales, Australia. 29 July 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Dr. McCall". The Mercury (Hobart). XXXIX (3705). Tasmania, Australia. 21 December 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "McCall, Sir John". Parliament of Tasmania. 2005. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[3] "Death of Sir John McCall". The Daily Telegraph (Launceston). XXXIX (154). Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1919. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[career-4] "His Career". The Mercury (Hobart). CX (15, 498). Tasmania, Australia. 30 June 1919. p. 4. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Doctor's Loss". The Examiner (Tasmania). LXXXIX (309). Tasmania, Australia. 28 December 1931. p. 6. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Australians Abroad". The Sunday Times (Sydney) (1956). New South Wales, Australia. 29 July 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 27 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.