Howard H. Callaway

Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway (born April 2, 1927 in LaGrange , Troup County , Georgia , † March 15, 2014 in Columbus , Georgia) was an American businessman and politician ( Republican Party ).

Career

Callaway comes from LaGrange, which is west of Atlanta . He attended Georgia Tech and graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point . After the end of his military service, Callaway returned to Georgia to help his father develop and start Callaway Gardens in western Georgia. The garden is near Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous Warm Springs retreat.

Like most southerners of the time, Callaway grew up a supporter of the Democratic Party . However, he ran in the 1964 elections in the third congressional constituency of Georgia as " Goldwater Republican" for the US House of Representatives . Callaway won the election against former Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Garland T. Byrd . This made him the first Georgia Republican in the House of Representatives since the Reconstruction . In 1966 he gave up his seat in the US House of Representatives to run for the post of governor of Georgia. Callaway was defeated in the elections by Democrat Lester Maddox .

Callaway moved to Colorado in the 1970s . Between 1973 and 1975 he held the post of Secretary of State for the United States . In the presidential election in 1976, Callaway served as campaign manager of Gerald Ford . Callaway ran for the US Senate without success in 1980 . He already suffered a defeat in the Republican primary against his challenger Mary Buchannan. The seat was held by the Democratic incumbent Gary Hart . Callaway was then chairman of the Colorado Republican Party and head of GOPAC .

A son-in-law, Terry Considine , also a Republican, ran for the 1992 Colorado Senate election and lost. He was beaten by Democratic (later Republican) Congressman Ben Nighthorse Campbell .

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Howard H. Callaway - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Howard H. Callaway in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Callaway, Howard H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Callaway, Howard Hollis (full name); Callaway, Bo (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American businessman and politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	April 2, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH	LaGrange , Troup County , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH	March 15, 2014
Place of death	Columbus , Georgia

[1] Former Georgia congressman Bo Callaway dies

[2] Our Campaigns: Container Detail.

[3] Our Campaigns: Georgia District 3 Race, Nov. 3, 1964.

[4] Our Campaigns: Colorado Republican Primary for US Senate, September 9, 1980.

[5] Our Campaigns: Colorado Senatorial Race, Nov. 3, 1992.