Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 6
Gender: Male
Age at election: 65
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/27/1871
City: Lapeer, MI
County: Lapeer County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/3/1952
City: Lansing, MI
County: Ingham County, Mi
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Ann Arbor, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Agnes E. Forshar, dau. of Joseph Forshar, March 1899; children: 4, Helen, George Porterfield, Philip and Kenneth
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer; business executive
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from West Branch High School, 1890; attended Albion College; graduated from the University of Michigan law dept. 1898
Biographical Sketch:
Son of John H. and Lydia (Hall) McCallum. His childhood and youth were spent at his birthplace and in Ogemaw and Delta counties. In the intervals of his studies, he was engaged in various capacities by the Delta Lumber Co., of which his father, John H. McCallum, was superintendent, and to help out his cash account, he worked in the pineries as a scaler. While at Ann Arbor,he was president of the U. of M. Republican Club. He was chairman of the executive committee of the National League of College Republican Clubs and a member of the advisory council of the Republican State League of Michigan. He was a member of the county board of school examiners of his county. He was deputy collector of internal revenue for the eastern district of the upper peninsula. Member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees.
Notable Facts:
The 1899 and 1901 Manuals use the name George Percy McCallum; later years use the name George Porterfield McCallum.
Married in secret in Ohio. Death index gives birth date as 3/1/1871
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Judiciary , Military Affairs and Aviation, Public Utilities and Transportation, Senate Administration & Rules, Taxation
Postions Held: President Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Labor , Military Affairs and Aviation, Normal Schools
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Taxation
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Elections , Institutions for State Wards, Senate Business , Taxation
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Taxation
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Education , State Hospitals, Taxation
City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Hospitals
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Judiciary , School for the Blind , State Library
City of Residence: Thompson
County of Residence Schoolcraft
District Description: Counties of Alger, Delta and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Normal Schools , State Library
City of Residence: Thompson
County of Residence Schoolcraft
District Description: Counties of Alger, Delta and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office:
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1941 p.666; 1952 SJ, SR42, p.945; Manual 1899 p.649-50; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com; Ann Arbor Argus-Dem. 8/4/1899; USCen 1910, 1920
