Background
Mccalla, Albert was born on December 1, 1846 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas and Marianne (Davisson) M.
Mccalla, Albert was born on December 1, 1846 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Son of Thomas and Marianne (Davisson) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1867, Master of Arts, 1870, Doctor of Philosophy, 1883. Student McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, 1868-1869. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1870.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1871. Pastor Emporia, Kansas, 1871-1873. Professor natural sciences, Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, 1875-1886.
Professor mathematics and astronomy, Lake Forest (Illinois) University, 1886-1889.
President Merced (California) Collegiate Institute, 1890-1893. Instructor biology, North. Division High School, Chicago, 1893-1895.
President McCalla-Wilson Company, later McCalla-Ross Company, Chicago, 1898-1907, Calumet Carolina Company, since 1898. Vice-president and manager McCalla-Reichert Company.
Secretary, director Calumet Advertising Company.
District manager for Northern Illinois of Keystone View Company.
Married Eleanor North. Hamill, May 16, 1871.