Howard Hollis Callaway (April 2, 1927 – March 15, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. He served as a Republican member for the 3rd district of

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of the

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. He also served as the 11th United States Secretary of the Army.

Life and career

Callaway was born in LaGrange, Georgia, the son of Virginia Hollis and Cason Callaway, and the grandson of Fuller Earle Callaway. Callaway attended Episcopal High School, graduating in 1944. Callaway then attended

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and the

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, where he earned a degree in military engineering in 1949. He served in the

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during the

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. He was discharged in 1953 and returned to Georgia to help his parents develop and run

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. Callaway served as a Democratic member, but switched to the Republican Party. In 1965, he was elected to represent the Georgia's 3rd congressional district in the

. Callaway succeeded Tic Forrester. In 1967, he was succeeded by

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. Callaway resided in

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in the 1970s. In 1973, he was appointed by

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to serve as the 11th United States Secretary of the Army. He served under Nixon and Gerald Ford and was succeeded by Norman R. Augustine in 1975. Bulow served as Ford's campaign manager, but resigned following accusations that he had used undue political influence to ensure the expansion of a ski resort; he was replaced by

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. In 1980, Callaway was a

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for the

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to represent

. After that, he served as the chairperson of the Colorado Republican Party until 1987. Callaway died in March 2014 from complications of intracerebral hemorrhage in

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, at the age of 86.

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