Bo Callaway | |
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.jpg) Callaway in 1974 | |
| 11thUnited States Secretary of the Army | |
| In office May 15, 1973 – July 3, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Robert F. Froehlke |
| Succeeded by | Norman R. Augustine (acting) Martin R. Hoffmann |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Tic Forrester |
| Succeeded by | Jack Brinkley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Hollis Callaway[1] (1927-04-02)April 2, 1927 LaGrange, 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 | [1] |
| Children | 5[1] |
| Relatives | Fuller Earle Callaway (grandfather) Terry Considine (son-in-law) |
| Education | Georgia Tech United States Military Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| 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 aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives for the3rd district ofGeorgia.[2] He also served as the 11thUnited States Secretary of the Army.[1][5]
Callaway was born inLaGrange, Georgia,[2] the son of Virginia Hollis and Cason Callaway,[1] and the grandson ofFuller Earle Callaway. Callaway attendedEpiscopal High School, graduating in 1944.[2] Callaway then attendedGeorgia Tech and theUnited States Military Academy, where he earned a degree inmilitary engineering in 1949.[1][2] He served in theUnited States Army during theKorean War. He was discharged in 1953 and returned to Georgia to help his parents develop and runCallaway Gardens.[1] He was named executive director there on June 10, 1953.[6]
In1964, he was elected as a Republican to representGeorgia's 3rd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives, succeedingTic Forrester. Callaway was the first Republican to represent Georgia in Congress sinceReconstruction, riding a Republican wave in the Deep South resulting from the appeal ofBarry Goldwater to conservative Southerners.[2][7]
Rather than run for re-election, Callaway ran as the Republican candidate in the1966 Georgia gubernatorial election. The election was exceptionally close due to a split within thestate Democratic Party between supporters of segregationistLester Maddox and liberal former governorEllis Arnall; after Maddox won the Democratic nomination, Arnall continued his campaign as awrite-in candidate. Ultimately, Callaway won aplurality but not a majority of votes cast, which under Georgia law meant that the election was thrown to theGeorgia General Assembly. After a series of lawsuits reaching theUnited States Supreme Court, the authority of the legislature was ultimately upheld, and Maddox was elected governor by the heavily Democratic legislature.[8]
Callaway was succeeded in Congress byJack Brinkley.
Callaway resided inColorado in the 1970s.[1] In 1973, he was appointed byRichard Nixon to serve as the 11thUnited States Secretary of the Army.[1] He served under Nixon andGerald Ford and was succeeded byNorman R. Augustine in 1975. As Army Secretary, Callaway entered into a prominent national controversy when he first reduced the sentence of and later paroled LieutenantWilliam Calley for his role in theMy Lai massacre.[9][10]
Callaway served as Ford'scampaign manager,[11] but resigned following accusations that he had used undue political influence to ensure the expansion of a ski resort;[11] he was replaced byRogers Morton.[12]
Callaway ran for the Republican nomination in the1980 United States Senate election in Colorado. He was supported by SenatorWilliam L. Armstrong, but ultimately lost the nomination toMary Estill Buchanan.[2][13] After that, he served as the chairperson of theColorado Republican Party until 1987.[2]
Callaway died on March 15, 2014 from complications ofintracerebral hemorrhage inColumbus, Georgia, at the age of 86.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Succeeded by |
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| Vacant Title last held by Roscoe Pickett | Republican nominee forGovernor of Georgia 1966 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Army May 1973 – July 1975 | Succeeded by |
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