Hiram E. McCallum

Politician

1899 – 1989

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Who was Hiram E. McCallum?

Hiram Emerson McCallum was a mayor of Toronto, Ontario from 1948-1951.

Born in 1899 at East Caledon, 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 citizens. Then in 1941, he became an alderman for Ward 8. From that start, he moved up to vice-chairperson of the city of Toronto's board of control. It was in 1948 that then mayor Bob Saunders resigned to become chairman of Ontario Hydro. McCallum thus 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, then in 1964 made general manager. This would be a position he would hold until his retirement at age 65.

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Born
Aug 14, 1899
Caledon
Also known as
  • Hiram McCallum
Nationality
  • Canada
Died
Jan 13, 1989

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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