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John C. Calhoun 1849. John Caldwell Calhoun (* 18. März 1782 in Calhoun Mills bei Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina; † 31. März 1850 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1825 bis 1832 der siebte Vizepräsident der Vereinigten Staaten unter den Präsidenten John Quincy Adams und Andrew Jackson ...
John C. Calhoun. John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was the vice president of the United States for John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. Calhoun was vice president under two different presidents. George Clinton is the only other vice president to serve under two presidents. Calhoun's father was an Irish immigrant .
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina first entered politics in 1808 when he was elected to the state legislature. He moved to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1811, where he served almost four terms before resigning to become secretary of war under President James Monroe, a position he held from 1817 to 1825. In both positions, Calhoun was ...
John C. Calhoun, (born March 18, 1782, Abbeville district, S.C., U.S.—died March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C.), U.S. politician. A graduate of Yale University, he became an ardent Jeffersonian Republican and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1811–17). As a leader of the War Hawks, he introduced the declaration of war against ...
12 de jun. de 2006 · In a very real way, he started the American Civil War. Born in 1782 in upcountry South Carolina, Calhoun grew up during the boom in the area’s cotton economy. The son of a successful farmer who served in public office, Calhoun went to New Haven, Connecticut, in 1801 to attend Yale College.
Calhoun served as Vice President under both John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and Andrew Jackson (1829-1832). His tenure with Jackson was marked with disagreements over the issue of federal tariffs. Calhoun claimed that states could nullify federal laws, earning him the nickname of "Arch Nullifier," and Jackson threatened to use the army if South Carolina forced the issue.
As a politician and political philosopher of constitution, federalism, and state sovereignty, John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850) was the most preeminent spokesperson for the antebellum South. Born near Calhoun Mills, Abbeville District (presently Mount Carmel, McCormick County), in the South Carolina upcountry on March 18, 1782, Calhoun ...
