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Isaac J. MacCollum
Isaac J. MacCollum
11th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
	In office; January 21, 1941 – January 16, 1945
Governor	Walter W. Bacon
Preceded by	Edward W. Cooch
Succeeded by	Elbert N. Carvel
Personal details
Born	August 18, 1889; Fenwick Island, Delaware
Died	March 4, 1968 (aged 78); Wyoming, Delaware
Political party	Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Wyoming, Delaware
Alma mater	West Chester University
Profession	Physician

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Isaac James MacCollum (August 18, 1889 – March 4, 1968) was an American physician and politician from Wyoming, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.

Early life and family

MacCollum was born at Fenwick Island, Delaware. He graduated from West Chester Normal School, now known as West Chester University, in 1910 and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1914.

Professional and political career

MacCollum served on the medical advisory board during World War I and was president of the Delaware State Medical Society in 1930. He served as a member of the trustees at Delaware State Hospital for nine years, president of the State Board of Health for four years, and a member of the State Parole Board for 20 years, 16 of those years as president.

He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1940, defeating Republican candidate Earle D. Willey of Dover, who was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He served from January 21, 1941, until January 19, 1945, alongside Republican Governor Walter W. Bacon. In 1944 he ran for Governor against Bacon, but was defeated and returned to his medical practice full-time.

Death and legacy

MacCallum died in Wyoming, Delaware. He was a respected country doctor, described as "mainly just a kind, traditional doctor. He made house calls, which is something you don't see today. I am grateful to him -- he delivered my first baby."^{[citation needed]}

Almanac

Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. U.S. Representatives take office January 3 and have a term of two years.

Office	Type	Location	Began office	Ended office	Notes
	Public offices
Lt. Governor	Executive	Dover	January 21, 1941	January 19, 1945

Election results
Year	Office	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%
1940	Lt. Governor	Isaac J. MacCollum	Democratic			Earle D. Willey	Republican
1944	Governor	Isaac J. MacCollum	Democratic	62,156	49%	Walter W. Bacon	Republican	63,829	51%

External links

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society; website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
University of Delaware; Library website; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.

Political offices
Preceded by Edward W. Cooch	Lieutenant Governor of Delaware 1941–1945	Succeeded by Elbert N. Carvel
Party political offices
Preceded by Josiah Marvel Jr.	Democratic nominee for Governor of Delaware 1944	Succeeded by Elbert N. Carvel

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-'''Dr. Isaac James MacCollum''' (August 18, 1889 - March 4, 1968) was an American physician and politician from Wyoming, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.
+'''Isaac James MacCollum''' (August 18, 1889 – March 4, 1968) was an American physician and politician from [[Wyoming, Delaware|Wyoming]], in [[Kent County, Delaware]]. He was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], and served as the 11th [[Lieutenant Governor of Delaware]].
 ==Early life and family==
-MacCollum was born at Fenwick Island, Delaware. He graduated from West Chester Normal School, now known as West Chester University in 1910 and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1914.
+MacCollum was born at [[Fenwick Island, Delaware]]. He graduated from West Chester Normal School, now known as [[West Chester University]], in 1910 and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1914.
 ==Professional and political career==
 MacCollum served on the medical advisory board during World War I and was president of the Delaware State Medical Society in 1930. He served as a member of the trustees at Delaware State Hospital for nine years, president of the State Board of Health for four years, and a member of the State Parole Board for 20 years, 16 of those years as president.
-He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1940, defeating Republican candidate Earle D. Willey, Jr. of Dover, who was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He served from January 21, 1941 until January 19, 1945, alongside Republican Governor [[Walter W. Bacon]]. In 1944 he ran for Governor against Bacon, but was defeated and returned to his medical practice full time.
+He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1940, defeating Republican candidate [[Earle D. Willey]] of Dover, who was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He served from January 21, 1941, until January 19, 1945, alongside Republican Governor [[Walter W. Bacon]]. In 1944 he ran for Governor against Bacon, but was defeated and returned to his medical practice full-time.
 ==Death and legacy==
-MacCallum died in 1968 in Wyoming, Delaware. He was a respected country doctor, described as “mainly just a kind, traditional doctor. He made house calls, which is something you don't see today. I am grateful to him -- he delivered my first baby.”
+MacCallum died in Wyoming, Delaware. He was a respected country doctor, described as "mainly just a kind, traditional doctor. He made house calls, which is something you don't see today. I am grateful to him -- he delivered my first baby."{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
 ==Almanac==
-Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1st. U.S. Representatives take office January 3rd and have a term of two years.
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.russpickett.com/history/delltgov.htm Delaware’s Lieutenant Governors ]
 *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maack-macdevitt.html#RQ90O4E6O Political Graveyard ]
-*[http://www2.newszap.com/lookingback/profiles/isaacmaccollum.html Something You Don't See Today -- House Calls ]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070324180549/http://www2.newszap.com/lookingback/profiles/isaacmaccollum.html Something You Don't See Today -- House Calls ]
 ==Places with more information==
-*[[Delaware Historical Society]]; [http://www.hsd.org/ website]; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161
+*[[Delaware Historical Society]]; [https://web.archive.org/web/19961231010053/http://hsd.org/ website]; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161.
-*[[University of Delaware]]; [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ Library website]; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965
+*[[University of Delaware]]; [http://www.lib.udel.edu/ Library website]; 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831-2965.
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v t e Governors and lieutenant governors of Delaware
Governors	McKinly McKean Read Caesar Rodney Dickinson Cook Van Dyke T. Collins Davis Clayton Bedford Rogers Bassett Sykes D. Hall Mitchell Truitt Haslet D. Rodney Clark Molleston Stout J. Collins Caleb Rodney Haslet Thomas Paynter Polk Hazzard Bennett Polk Comegys Cooper Stockton Maull Temple Tharp Ross Causey Burton Cannon Saulsbury Ponder Cochran J. Hall Stockley Biggs Reynolds Marvil Watson Tunnell Hunn Lea Pennewill Miller Townsend Denney Robinson Buck McMullen Bacon Carvel Boggs Buckson Carvel Terry Peterson Tribbitt du Pont Castle Wolf Carper Minner Markell Carney Hall-Long (designate) Meyer (elect)
Lieutenant governors	Cannon Parker Mendinhall Ferguson Eliason Bush Anderson Hazel Corley Cooch MacCollum Carvel Bayard Rollins Buckson Lammot Tribbitt Bookhammer McGinnis Castle Woo Wolf Minner Carney Denn Hall-Long Gay (elect)