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John Caldwell Calhoun (/ k æ l ˈ h uː n /; [1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
In U.S. politics, the Great Triumvirate (known also as the Immortal Trio) refers to a triumvirate of three statesmen who dominated American politics for much of the first half of the 19th century, namely Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. [1]
Calhoun photographed by Mathew Brady in 1849. A Disquisition on Government is a political treatise written by U.S. Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina and published posthumously in 1851.
Articles relating to John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States (1782-1850, term 1825-1832) and his term in office. Subcategories.
Soon after John C. Calhoun's death in 1850, the Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association (LCMA) was formed "to aid in the erection, in or near the City of Charleston, of a monument sacred to the memory of John C. Calhoun." [1] However, the campaign initially struggled with fundraising, facing issues including embezzlement and lack of preparedness. [2]
His father, Andrew Pickens Calhoun, was a planter. [1] He had a brother, Patrick Calhoun. [1] His paternal grandfather, John C. Calhoun, served as the Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832. [2] [3] He was educated in Demopolis, Alabama [1] and graduated from South Carolina College in 1863. [4]
The inauguration of John Quincy Adams as the sixth president of the United States took place on Friday, March 4, 1825, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The inauguration marked the commencement of the only four-year term of John Quincy Adams as president and the first term of John C. Calhoun as vice president.
Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Colhoun; February 15, 1792 – July 25, 1866) was the wife of U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She was known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair , which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States .