John McCallum
Badminton player
About John McCallum
Lived 1883 – 1967 (aged 83). John McCallum was a British badminton player, badminton executive and administrator, solicitor and military personnel.
Major John Dunwoodie Martin McCallum also known as "the wee major" (2 September 1883 – 14 January 1967) was a Northern Irish soldier, resident magistrate, sportsman, sports administrator, and president of the International Badminton Federation.
Early life and army career McCallum was born in Belfast on 2 September 1883. His parents were Sarah Linden (née Martin) and John McCallum. His father was financial secretary of the then national education board of Ireland and chief inspector of national schools. The family lived on University Square, Belfast. McCallum attended the Royal Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast (QUB), from which he graduated in 1906. In 1910 he was admitted as a solicitor, and practised in Belfast. In 1915 he married Eveleen Lindsay (née Lloyd) of Belfast.
McCallum died in Belfast on 14 January 1967.
Achievements Year Tournament Event Winners 1927 Welsh International Men's doubles McCallum / Alan Titherley 1929 Irish Open Men's doubles McCallum / George Alan Thomas 1933 Dutch Open Men's doubles McCallum / F. L. Treasure
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badminton player (1883–1967)
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John McCallum was born on 2 September 1883 in Belfast.
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John McCallum died on 14 January 1967 in Belfast.
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John McCallum was a badminton player, badminton executive and administrator, solicitor and military personnel.
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