Torrey George McCallum
Torrey George McCallum (March 1, 1873 – February 1947) was a politician in the United States.[1] He served as mayor of Laurel, Mississippi and was a state senator in the Mississippi Senate. He proposed legislation to send African Americans "back" to Africa, which was passed by the Senate on February 20, 1922.[2][3]
He was born in Jasper County, Mississippi. He was Presbyterian.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". 1923.
- ^ Benton, Joshua (2022-02-21). "A century ago, Mississippi's Senate voted to send all the state's Black people to Africa". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "T. G. McCallum, Laurel Banker and Former Mayor, Dies". Hattiesburg American. 1947-02-20. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi". 1923.
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