He was Colonial Engineer for the Straits Settlements based in Singapore and played a key role in introducing electricity to Singapore in 1892. However he was involved in a public spat with James MacRitchie the Municipal Engineer who recommended against the introduction of electricity.
He was governor of Lagos Colony before coming to Newfoundland in 1899. The friction between McCallum and Prime Minister Robert Bond resulted in his recall in early 1901.
McCallum then became governor of Natal in February 1901,[1] arriving in his new province in May to take up residence in Pietermaritzburg.[2] His tenure in Natal included the last year of the Second Boer War, with guerrilla fighting in neighbouring Transvaal and Orange River Colony. On the conclusion of this war in June 1902, parts of Transvaal was transferred to Natal, increasing the colony by about one-fourth. The period following the war was succeeded by commercial depression, though in Natal it was not so severely felt as in other states of South Africa. The government of Natal met the crisis by renewed energy in harbour works, railway constructions and the development of the natural resources of the country. Politics in the colony was unsettled, however, and his tenure saw several changes of government. McCallum was the host when in December 1902 the British Colonial SecretaryJoseph Chamberlain visited the colony.[3]
McCallum′s last appointment came as governor of Ceylon in 1907. He retired from colonial service in 1913 and returned to England.
^Savage, Victor R. (2013). Singapore street names : a study of toponymics. Brenda S. A. Yeoh. Singapore. p. 678. ISBN978-981-4484-74-9. OCLC 868957283.
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henry, mccallum, henry, edward, mccallum, gcmg, october, 1852, november, 1919, british, colonial, governor, sirhenry, edward, mccallumgcmg20th, governor, british, ceylonin, office, august, 1907, january, 1913monarchsedward, viigeorge, vpreceded, byhugh, cliffo. Sir Henry Edward McCallum GCMG 28 October 1852 24 November 1919 was a British colonial governor SirHenry Edward McCallumGCMG20th Governor of British CeylonIn office 24 August 1907 24 January 1913MonarchsEdward VIIGeorge VPreceded byHugh Clifford Acting governor Succeeded byReginald Edward Stubbs Acting governor Personal detailsBorn28 October 1852Yeovil Somersetshire EnglandDied24 November 1919 1919 11 24 aged 67 England Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditMcCallum attended the Royal Military College in Woolwich and began his colonial service career in 1874 He was Colonial Engineer for the Straits Settlements based in Singapore and played a key role in introducing electricity to Singapore in 1892 However he was involved in a public spat with James MacRitchie the Municipal Engineer who recommended against the introduction of electricity He was governor of Lagos Colony before coming to Newfoundland in 1899 The friction between McCallum and Prime Minister Robert Bond resulted in his recall in early 1901 McCallum then became governor of Natal in February 1901 1 arriving in his new province in May to take up residence in Pietermaritzburg 2 His tenure in Natal included the last year of the Second Boer War with guerrilla fighting in neighbouring Transvaal and Orange River Colony On the conclusion of this war in June 1902 parts of Transvaal was transferred to Natal increasing the colony by about one fourth The period following the war was succeeded by commercial depression though in Natal it was not so severely felt as in other states of South Africa The government of Natal met the crisis by renewed energy in harbour works railway constructions and the development of the natural resources of the country Politics in the colony was unsettled however and his tenure saw several changes of government McCallum was the host when in December 1902 the British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain visited the colony 3 McCallum s last appointment came as governor of Ceylon in 1907 He retired from colonial service in 1913 and returned to England The isolated outport of McCallum on the southern coast of the island of Newfoundland is named for Henry McCallum 4 Legacy EditIn Singapore McCallum Street is named after him in 1895 for his contributions as the Colonial Engineer 5 In Penang Malaysia there is another McCallum Street named after him See also EditGovernors of Newfoundland List of Governors of Natal List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador List of people of Newfoundland and LabradorReferences Edit No 27290 The London Gazette 1 March 1901 p 1499 Latest intelligence Natal The Times No 36454 London 14 May 1901 p 5 Latest Intelligence Mr Chamberlain in South Africa The Times No 36962 London 27 December 1902 p 3 http lib lespaul library mun ca PDFs cns enl ENLV3M pdf bare URL PDF Savage Victor R 2013 Singapore street names a study of toponymics Brenda S A Yeoh Singapore p 678 ISBN 978 981 4484 74 9 OCLC 868957283 External links EditBiography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and LabradorPolitical officesPreceded bySir Gilbert Thomas Carter Governor of Lagos1897 1899 Succeeded byWilliam MacGregorPreceded bySir Herbert Harley Murray Colonial Governor of Newfoundland1899 1901 Succeeded bySir Cavendish BoylePreceded byHon Sir Walter Hely Hutchinson Governor of Natal1901 1907 Succeeded byMatthew NathanPreceded byHugh Cliffordacting governor Governor of Ceylon1907 1913 Succeeded byReginald Edward Stubbsacting governor This Lagos related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Canadian viceroy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry McCallum amp oldid 1136938312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
