John G. McCullough

John Griffith McCullough

John Griffith McCullough (born  September 16, 1835 in Newark , Delaware , †  May 29, 1915 in New York City ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Vermont from 1902 to 1904 .

Early years

William McCullough attended Delaware College until 1855 and then studied law at the University of Pennsylvania until 1858 . He then began working as a lawyer in Philadelphia . For health reasons, however, he moved to California in 1860 .

Political rise in California

McCullough was a Republican and as such a supporter of the Union and an opponent of slavery . In California, he campaigned resolutely against efforts by the southern states that tried to win the state on their side. Between 1861 and 1862 he was a member of the California House of Representatives , and between 1862 and 1863 he was a member of the State Senate . From 1863 to 1867 he was Attorney General of that state. In 1867 he moved to San Francisco where he worked as a lawyer. There he married Eliza Hall Park in 1871, with whom he would have four children.

Political career in Vermont

McCullough returned to Vermont in 1873. He lived in North Bennington , but at times also in New York City. McCullough became president of several railroad companies and director of the Bank of New York . He was also involved in numerous other ventures. In 1893 he was the bankruptcy administrator of the Erie Railway Company, which he restructured within four years and made it a thriving company again. McCullough was a delegate to his party's federal conventions in 1880, 1888, and 1900. Between 1898 and 1900 he was a member of the Vermont Senate .

Vermont governor

In 1900 McCullough was elected governor of his state. He took up his new office on October 3, 1902. During his two-year term in office, he campaigned for a better separation of justice and politics. He also supported efforts to introduce the Vermont area code system . It was also decided that companies that were either starting up or coming to Vermont would have to pay a license fee.

Another résumé

After his tenure on October 6, 1904, McCullough returned to his extensive private business. He was held in high esteem and received honorary degrees from three Vermont universities. John McCullough died in 1915.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 4, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

Web links

• John McCullough in the National Governors Association (English)
• John G. McCullough in the database of Find a Grave (English)