
John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was one of the prominent figure of American politics in the first half of the nineteenth century. The son of a slaveholding South Carolina family, he served in the federal government in various capacities--as senator from his home state, as secretary...


John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was one of the prominent figures of American politics in the first half of the nineteenth century, serving as a senator from South Carolina, as secretary of war and secretary of state, and as vice-president in the administrations of John Quincy Adams...