John J. McCallion

John J. McCallion
Sketch by Carl Browne, 1880
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 11th district
In office
January 5, 1880 – January 8, 1883
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byMulti-member district
Personal details
Born1836 or 1840
County Donegal, Ireland
DiedJune 6, 1883 (aged 47)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
PartyWorkingmen's
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (1880)
SpouseSusan
Children1
OccupationSailor, lumber worker, brakeman, saloon keeper, politician

John J. McCallion (1836 or 1840 – June 6, 1883)[1][2] was an Irish American sailor, lumber worker, brakeman, saloon keeper and politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1880 to 1883.[3] A leading member of the Workingmen's Party of California, McCallion came to oppose party president Denis Kearney and those who sought to align the WPC with the Democratic Party,[2] although he accepted the latter's endorsement in 1880.[4]

"'I Move That No Chinese Be Employed,'" a caricature of McCallion published in the San Francisco News Letter, May 7, 1881

McCallion was also president of the local Ancient Order of Hibernians,[5] authoring a resolution expressing the sympathy of the State Legislature for the people of Ireland during the Irish Famine of 1879.[1] He married his wife Susan in 1881,[6] with whom he had one child.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Mohan, Hugh J.; Clough, E. H.; Cosgrave, John P. (1880). Pen Pictures of Our Representative Men. Sacramento: H. A. Weaver's Valley Press. pp. 49–50. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "J. J. McCallion". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco. June 8, 1883. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  3. ^ "John J. McCallion". JoinCalifornia. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "THE NOMINEES". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. November 1, 1880. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "In Memoriam". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. June 10, 1883. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "DIED". The Daily Examiner. San Francisco. June 9, 1883. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "NOT CHILDLESS". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco. June 10, 1883. Retrieved November 10, 2025.


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