James McCallum

James McCallum (October 1806 – September 16, 1889) was a Confederate politician from Tennessee. He who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.

Early life James McCallum was born on October 2 (or 3 ), 1806, in Robeson County, North Carolina, to Sarah (née Smith) and Daniel McCallum. He moved to Pulaski, Tennessee, with his family by the 1820s. He served on the accounts, medical department, and the post offices and post roads committees. They had 11 children, two infants who died, Daniel Jerome, Katherine, Mary Elizabeth, James Joseph, Sarah Anne, William Hugh, John Neill, George Burder, and Neill Brown.

In 1828, he became a master mason in Elkton. In 1844, he was a Royal Arch Mason of the Lafayette chapter. From 1861 to 1862, he was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee. In 1871, he was eminent commander of the Pulaski Commandery 12 of the Knights Templar. He was a ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church and was a teacher and superintendent of the Sunday school.

McCallum died on September 16, 1889, in Pulaski. He was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski.