John Archibald McCallum (31 July 1892 – 30 December 1973) was an Australian school teacher and politician, Senator for New South Wales.

[2][4] He returned to teaching history and economics,[1] a member of the Teachers' Federation[5] and was active in the Workers' Educational Association, contributing to its journal Australian Highway.

He was a foundation member of the Liberal Party in 1944 and was the third candidate on the coalition ticket for NSW for the Australian Senate at the 1949 federal election and was re-elected in 1951[11] and 1955.

[12] For the 1961 election he was defeated by Eileen Furley for the third spot on the coalition's senate ticket,[13] and McCallum retired at the end of his term in 1962.

[1] He married Eda Lockwood, a school teacher, on 17 December 1921 and they would have four children,[1] Douglas McCrae, Barbara,[14] Wallace Lincoln and Jacqueline Mary.