McCallum, Hiram Emerson

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_E._McCallum
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Hiram Emerson McCallum (August 14, 1899 – January 13, 1989) was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario, from 1948 to 1951. He served in management roles at the Canadian National Exhibition from 1952 to 1964.
    • Born in 1899 at Caledon East, Ontario, his first job was at The Mail and Empire newspaper as a clerk in the advertising department. From there, he started his own printing plant in 1931. Concern about pollution in Toronto’s Eastern beaches caused McCallum to join a small group of other concerned people. Then in 1941, he became an alderman for Ward 8. From that start, he moved up (in 1946) to vice-chairperson of the city of Toronto’s board of control. When then mayor Bob Saunders resigned to become chairman of Ontario Hydro, McCallum became mayor.
    • As mayor he started Toronto’s Yonge Street line and worked towards a regional government. Then in 1950, some 10 years after becoming a politician, he opened a new sewage treatment plant that would reduce pollution in Toronto’s Eastern Beaches – his original reason for becoming a politician.
    • In 1952 he was made assistant general manager of the Canadian National Exhibition, succeeding as general manager in 1953. This would be a position he would hold until his retirement in 1964 at age 65.
    • He was a member of the Orange Order in Canada.
  • Second Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5184
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