Thomas H. McCalla explained
Thomas H. McCalla was the nineteenth intendant (mayor) of Charleston, South Carolina, serving two consecutive terms from 1810 to 1812.
In addition to being a medical doctor,[1] McCalla was an officer with the Vigilant Fire Insurance Company.[2] McCalla declined to run for a position in the South Carolina State House in 1802.[3]
He was elected on September 17, 1810, to be intendant of Charleston.[4] He was re-elected in September 1811 for his second term.[5]
Notes and References
- News: Dr. Thomas H. McCalla . . . . Commercial Advertiser . September 29, 1810 . January 28, 2014 . New York, New York . 3.
- News: Saturday, being the anniversary . . . . City Gazette And Daily Advertiser . May 6, 1799 . January 28, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.
- News: We are requested . . . . City Gazette and Daily Advertiser . October 11, 1802 . January 28, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.
- News: Dr. Thomas H. McCalla . . . . City Gazette and Daily Advertiser . September 17, 1810 . January 28, 2014 . Charleston, South Carolina . 3.
- News: Doctor Thomas H. McCalla is re-elected . . . . Mercantile Advertiser . September 30, 1811 . January 28, 2014 . New York, New York . 2.
