Tom McCall
| Tom McCall | |
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McCall in 1969
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| 30th Governor of Oregon | |
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In office January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | Robert W. Straub |
| 18th Secretary of State of Oregon | |
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In office January 4, 1965 – January 9, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | Howell Appling |
| Succeeded by | Clay Myers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 22, 1913 Scituate, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 8, 1983 (aged 69) Portland, Oregon |
| Resting place | Redmond, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Audrey Owen (1939–1983, his death) |
| Children | Thomas W.L. McCall, Jr., Samuel W. McCall, III |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
| Profession |
Politician Journalist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Thomas Lawson "Tom" McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native of Massachusetts, he grew up there and in Central Oregon before attending the University of Oregon. After college he worked as a journalist including time at Portland's The Oregonian during World War II.
Later he worked in radio and then in television as a newscaster and political commentator. He made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 1954, losing in the general election to Edith Green. While working for TV station KGW, he produced a documentary on pollution in Oregon, which helped to spur environmental cleanup of the air and the Willamette River. In 1964, McCall won his first political office, Oregon Secretary of State, followed by two terms as Governor of Oregon. As governor he worked towards environmental cleanup, the Oregon Bottle Bill, and public ownership of beaches on the Oregon Coast among others. Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland is one of several items named in his honor.
McCall was born in Egypt, Massachusetts on March 22, 1913. He was the grandson of copper-king Thomas Lawson and Massachusetts governor and congressman Samuel W. McCall. As a child he divided his time between Thomas Lawson's Massachusetts estate named Dreamwold and his father’s ranch near Prineville, Oregon named Westernwold.
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