Background
Callaway, Merrel Price was born on November 26, 1872 in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. Son of James and Nellie (Furlow) Callaway.
Callaway, Merrel Price was born on November 26, 1872 in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States. Son of James and Nellie (Furlow) Callaway.
Bachelor of Laws, Mercer U., Macon, Georgia, 1897.
1 son, William Crutchfield. Married second, Henrietta Etheridge, September 16, 1911 (died 1942). Children—James Etheridge (deceased), Henrietta Drewry, Mary Irwin.
Married 3d Hazelhurst Plant McCaw, December 1949. Connected with fire insurance business at Macon, Georgia, 1898. Admitted to Georgia bar, and practiced at Macon, 1901-1910.
Special counsel for railroad companies before Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, District of Columbia. President Continental Trust Company Vice-President Fourth National Bank, Macon, 1918-1919. Vice president Guaranty Trust Company of New York, 1919-1942.
Trustee Central of Georgia Railway Company, 1942-1948, Chairman of the Board, 1948-1953, honorary chairman and advisor board directors, since 1953, director also director Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, Citizens & Southern National Bank of Savannah. President trust division American Bankers Association, 1 year. An organizer and president 2 years Corporate Fiduciaries Association New York Honorary fellow Metropolitan Museum Art, New York.
Member Phi Delta Theta.
Member Phi Delta Theta. Clubs: Union (New York).
Married Annie Crutchfield, 1901 (died 1908).; married second, Henrietta Etheridge, September 16, 1911 (died 1942).; married 3d Hazelhurst Plant McCaw, December 1949.
Children: James Etheridge (deceased), Henrietta Drewry, Mary Irwin.