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      • John C. Calhoun (born March 18, 1782, Abbeville district, South Carolina, U.S.—died March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C.) was an American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice president (1825–32), a senator, and the secretary of state of the United States.
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  2. Sep 18, 2024 · John C. Calhoun, American political leader who was a congressman, the secretary of war, the seventh vice president (serving under presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson), a senator, and the secretary of state of the United States.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), was a prominent U.S. statesman from South Carolina and spokesman for the slave-plantation system of the antebellum South.

  4. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer and proponent of a strong federal government and protective tariffs. In the late 1820s, his views changed radically, and he became a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification, and opposition to high tariffs.

  5. Jun 12, 2006 · John C. Calhoun, the South’s recognized intellectual and political leader from the 1820s until his death in 1850, devoted much of his remarkable intellectual energy to defending slavery. He developed a two-point defense.

  6. Jan 29, 2024 · John C. Calhoun was a staunch defender of slavery, states' rights, and nullification. He served the nation as a Congressional Representative and Senator from South Carolina, U.S. Secretary of War and Secretary of State, and Vice President of the United States during the Antebellum Era.

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  7. 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).

  8. Jan 31, 2018 · Historic significance: John C. Calhoun was a political figure from South Carolina who played a major role in national affairs during the early 19th century. Calhoun was at the center of the Nullification Crisis, served in the cabinet of Andrew Jackson, and was a senator representing South Carolina.

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