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at age 63
in District of Columbia, United States
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Thomas Calloway is a part of US Black heritage.
Biography
An African-American journalist, educator and lawyer.
Thomas Junius Calloway was born August 12, 1866 in Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States. He was a son of George W. Calloway and Elizabeth Grant.
Calloway graduated from Fisk University in 1889.
He went on to attend law school at Howard University, earning a law degree in 1894.
He was appointed as the US Special Commissioner in charge of The Exhibit of American Negroes at the United States pavilion at the Exposition Universelle held in Paris in 1900.
Calloway died May 19, 1930 in District of Columbia, United States.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQG-ZXK : 20 February 2021), Thomas Callaway in household of George Callaway, District 6, Bradley, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 6, sheet 288B
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMF9-CWK : accessed 22 November 2021), Thomas J Calloway, Washington city, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 16A, family 297
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLJ-4FB : accessed 22 November 2021), Thomas J Callavay, Precinct 8, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 151, sheet 10B, family 200
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKB-91T : accessed 22 November 2021), Thomas J Calloway, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 200, sheet 14B, line 80, family 318
"District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV37-G99T : accessed 22 November 2021), Thomas J. Calloway, 19 May 1930, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn 328042, District Records Center, Washington D.C.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124893581/thomas_junius-calloway: accessed February 13, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Junius Calloway (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124893581; Cremated, Other; Maintained by Samuel Taylor Geer (contributor 46925792).