Max Callaway

Maxwell David Callaway (October 14, 1940 – March 14, 1995) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 18th United States Secretary of the Air Force from 1993 until his death in 1995. A Republican, Callaway previously served as the 11th United States Deputy Secretary of State for eleven months in 1993 and as the 50th Governor of Missouri from 1989 to 1993.

On March 14, 1995, Callaway was sailing down the Mississippi River on a boat he had purchased the week prior when the boat exploded, killing him instantly. Investigators discovered that the boat exploded due to a spark caused by faulty wiring in the boat's engine. Callaway was 54 years old at the time of his death.

Callaway's son Ron is a Republican member of the House of Representatives.