McCall, Tom
McCall, (Thomas Lawson) Tom
(1913–83) journalist, governor; born in Egypt, Mass. After serving in World War II as a U.S. Navy correspondent, he became a television journalist in Portland, Ore., and produced Pollution in Paradise. A Republican, he became Oregon's secretary of state (1964–66). As Oregon's governor (1967–75), he passed 100 environmental protection bills, including the first state fuel conservation plan, in 1974. He later chaired environmental foundations.The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.