Samuel W. McCall
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Samuel Walker McCall (February 28, 1851 – November 4, 1923) was an American Republican lawyer, politician, and writer from Massachusetts. He was for twenty years (1893–1913) a member of the United States House of Representatives, and the 47th Governor of Massachusetts, serving three one-year terms (1916–1919). He was a moderately progressive Republican who sought to counteract the influence of money in politics.
Samuel Walker McCall | |
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47th Governor of Massachusetts | |
In office January 6, 1916 – January 2, 1919 | |
Lieutenant | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | David I. Walsh |
Succeeded by | Calvin Coolidge |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1913 | |
Preceded by | Moses T. Stevens |
Succeeded by | Frederick S. Deitrick |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1889–1892 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Walker McCall February 28, 1851 East Providence Township, Pennsylvania |
Died | November 4, 1923 (aged 72) Winchester, Massachusetts |
Resting place | Wildwood Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College (AB) |
Born in Pennsylvania and educated at Dartmouth, he settled in Massachusetts, where he entered local politics on a progressive reform agenda. Elected to Congress, he continued his reform activities, and opposed annexation of the Philippines. He did not join the Progressive Party, but was insufficiently conservative for state party leaders, who denied him election to the United States Senate on two occasions. As governor, he directed the state's actions during World War I, and orchestrated early aid to Halifax, Nova Scotia following a devastating munitions ship explosion there in 1917.