| |  CALHOUN:See alsoJamesCalhoun Adkins Jr. —LittleberryCalhoun Allen Jr. —AllenArnold Barksdale —JohnCalhoun Bell —CalhounBenham —JohnCalhoun Cain —PatrickCalhoun Caldwell —JohnEwing Colhoun —JohnCalhoun Cook —GeorgeCalhoun Crowther —CharlesCalhoun Dail —ReeseCalhoun DeGraffenreid —HenryCalhoun Folk —CalhounGrant —RalphChandler Harrison —JohnCalhoun Johnson —WilliamCalhoun Keith —JohnCalhoun Lewis —HenryGould Lewis —JohnCalhoun Lomax —RobertH. May —JohnCaldwell Calhoun Mayo —CalhounAllen Mays —WilliamCalhoun McDonald —WilliamCalhoun Newland —JohnCalhoun Nicholls —HughPeterson Jr. —JohnCalhoun Phillips —FrancelloPhillips-Calhoun —AndrewPickens —AndrewPickens —SamuelCalhoun Roane —JohnSelden Roane —DanielCalhoun Roper —OrlandoCalhoun Scarborough —JohnCalhoun Sheppard —CalhounShorts —CalhounThomas —EverettCalhoun Wadhams —CreswellArchimedes Calhoun Waller —ClementCalhoun Young | | Calhoun, A. L. — of Welch,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWest Virginia,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Allan T. — of Vermont. Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1924, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Barbara — of California. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Calhoun, Brandi — of Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Calhoun, C. A. — of Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, C. C., Jr. — of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCanal Zone,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, C. L. — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Charles Ramsey — also known asCharles R. Calhoun — of Greenwood,GreenwoodCounty, S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atGreenwood,S.C., 1919-24.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, David B. — ofMoniteauCounty, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Moniteau County, 1895-96.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, David R. — of Michigan. Republican. Candidate forMichiganstate treasurer, 1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Calhoun, David Ross — also known asDavid R. Calhoun — of Huntington Woods,OaklandCounty, Mich.Mayorof Huntington Woods, Mich., 1950-63.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, David S. — of Manchester,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 2nd District, 1856, 1862.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Mrs. F. H. H. — of Calhoun (now Clemsen),PickensCounty, S.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1924.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Floride(1792-1866) —also known asFloride Colhoun — Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,February15, 1792.SecondLady of the United States, 1825-32.Female.Died in Pendleton,AndersonCounty, S.C.,July 25,1866 (age74 years, 160days).Interment atSt.Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Pendleton, S.C. | | Calhoun, Frances S. — of Michigan. Tax Cut candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Tax Cut candidate fordelegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from 31st SenatorialDistrict, 1961.Female.Still living as of 1961. | | Calhoun, George M. — of Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.Mayorof Hattiesburg, Miss., 1941-49.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun,GilbertSeeJ. GilbertCalhoun | | Calhoun, Gilbert — ofPendletonCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Pendleton County, 1919-20.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Gwendolyn B. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona,2004(on behalf ofJohnF. Kerry andJohnEdwards).Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Calhoun, H. J. — of Columbus,StillwaterCounty, Mont.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, H. M. — ofPendletonCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Pendleton County, 1913-14.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, H. V. — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Mayorof Belleville, Ill., 1952-56.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Harlan Mayberry(1903-1977) —also known asHarlan M. Calhoun — of Moorefield,HardyCounty, W.Va.Born in Franklin,PendletonCounty, W.Va.,October25, 1903.Democrat. Circuit judge in West Virginia for the 22nd JudicialCircuit, 1937-58;judge ofWest Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1959-72; resigned 1972.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;KappaSigma;PhiDelta Phi.DiedApril17, 1977 (age73 years, 174days).Interment atOlivetCemetery, Moorefield, W.Va. | | Calhoun, J. E. — of Forest,ScottCounty, Miss.Mayorof Forest, Miss.; elected 1957.Still living as of 1957. | | Calhoun, J. Gilbert — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate senate 1st District, 1910, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, James(1743-1816) —ofBaltimore,Md.BornApril17, 1743.Orphan's court judge in Maryland, 1791;mayorof Baltimore, Md., 1794-1804.DiedAugust14, 1816 (age73 years, 119days).Interment atWestminsterBurying Ground, Baltimore, Md. | | Calhoun, James — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1862-66.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, James C. — of Wyoming. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWyoming,2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Calhoun, James H. — of Eastland,EastlandCounty, Tex.Member ofTexasstate senate 29th District, 1887-88.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, James S.(1802-1852) —of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Born in1802.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830;mayorof Columbus, Ga., 1838-39; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838-40, 1845; U.S. Consul inHavana, 1841-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar;Governorof New Mexico Territory, 1851-52; died in office 1852.Died near Independence,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 2,1852 (ageabout 50years).Interment atUnionCemetery, Kansas City, Mo. | | Calhoun, Jesse — of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Republican. Candidate formayor ofAlbany, N.Y., 2013.Still living as of 2013. | | Calhoun, John — of Illinois. Democrat. Member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Committee, 1838-39; Democratic PresidentialElector for Illinois,1844;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1852.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John — of Bovina,DelawareCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Delaware County 2nd District, 1848.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John — of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Calhoun, John Alfred(1807-1874) —also known asJohn A. Calhoun — of Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.Born inEdgefieldCounty, S.C.,January8, 1807.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Abbeville, 1860-62.Died in Abbeville,AbbevilleCounty, S.C.,August25, 1874 (age67 years, 229days).Interment atTrinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C. | | Calhoun, John Archibald(1918-2000) —also known asJohn A. Calhoun — of Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.; Mill Valley,MarinCounty, Calif.Born in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,October29, 1918.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTijuana, 1942;Cairo, 1942; U.S. Ambassador toChad, 1961-63;Tunisia, 1969-72.DiedJanuary21, 2000 (age81 years, 84days).Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John C. — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1839.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John C.(1882-1956) —of Corsicana,NavarroCounty, Tex.Born in Georgia,December12, 1882.Democrat.Mayorof Corsicana, Tex., 1940-47;TexasDemocratic state chair, 1949.DiedMay 9,1956 (age73 years, 149days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Corsicana, Tex.  | Calhoun, John Caldwell(1782-1850) —also known asJohn C. Calhoun — of Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.Born in Abbeville District (part now inMcCormickCounty), S.C.,March18, 1782.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1808;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1811-17;U.S.Secretary of War, 1817-25;VicePresident of the United States, 1825-32; resigned 1832;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1832-43, 1845-50; died in office1850;U.S.Secretary of State, 1844-45.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1850 (age68 years, 13days).Interment atSt.Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument atMarionPark, Charleston, S.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Patrick Calhoun and Martha (Caldwell) Calhoun; married,December27, 1809, to Floride Bonneau andFlorideColhoun (daughter ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802)); father of Anna Maria Calhoun (whomarriedThomasGreen Clemson); uncle ofJohn AlfredCalhoun and Martha Catherine Calhoun (who marriedArmisteadBurt); great-granduncle ofJohnTemple Graves; first cousin ofJohnEwing Colhoun (c.1749-1802) andJosephCalhoun; first cousin once removed ofAndrewPickens; first cousin twice removed ofFrancisWilkinson Pickens; second cousin once removed of Sarah AnnCalhoun (who marriedAlexanderHenry Brown); second cousin twice removed ofWilliam Francis Calhoun. | | | | Political family:Calhoun-Pickensfamily of South Carolina (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Calhoun counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Iowa,Mich.,Miss.,S.C.,Tex. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The John C. CalhounStateOffice Building (opened 1926), inColumbia,South Carolina, isnamed forhim. —LakeCalhoun (now known by its Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska), inMinneapolis,Minnesota, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John C. Calhoun (built 1941-42 atWilmington,North Carolina; destroyed in cargo explosion atFinchhafen,Papua New Guinea, 1944) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnC. Johnson—JohnCalhoun Nicholls—JohnCalhoun Cook—JohnC. Sheppard—John C.Bell—JohnC. C. Mayo—JohnC. Phillips | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on Confederate States $1,000 notes (1861) and $100 notes(1862). | | | | Campaign slogan: "Liberty dearer thanunion." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about John C. Calhoun: MargaretL. Coit,JohnC. Calhoun : American Portrait — Clyde N. Wilson,JohnC. Calhoun — Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — MikeResnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Warren Brown,JohnC. Calhoun (for young readers) | | | | Image source: James Smith NoelCollection, Louisiana State University in Shreveport |
| | Calhoun, John Franklin — Member ofMinnesotastate senate 40th District, 1903-10.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John H. — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1952.Africanancestry.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John N. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1936.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, John W. — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Republican. Circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit, 1927; candidatefor Judge, Missouri St. Louis Court of Appeals, 1936, 1940.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Joseph(1750-1817) —of Calhoun Mills, Abbeville District (now Mt. Carmel,McCormickCounty), S.C.Born inStaunton,Va.,October22, 1750.Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives from Abbeville, 1790-92;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1807-11.Slaveowner. Died in Calhoun Mills, Abbeville District (now Mt. Carmel,McCormickCounty), S.C.,April17, 1817 (age66 years, 177days).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, McCormick County, S.C. | | Calhoun, Joseph F. — of Wolcottville (now Torrington),LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Postmaster atWolcottville,Conn., 1861-66; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1872.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Joseph V. — of Louisiana.Louisianasuperintendent of public instruction, 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Jospeh Chester — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.HonoraryVice-Consul for Norway inCleveland,Ohio, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Judy — of Norman,ClevelandCounty, Okla.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOklahoma,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Calhoun, L. B. — of Enumclaw,KingCounty, Wash.Postmaster atEnumclaw,Wash., 1901.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Lola — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Member of Michigan Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1953.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Myrtha — of Dagsboro,SussexCounty, Del.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Calhoun, Nancy P. — of Washingtonville,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1991-2001 (95th District 1991-92, 94th District1993-2001).Female.Still living as of 2001. | | Calhoun, Norman C., Jr. — of Ocean View,SussexCounty, Del.Republican. Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 7th District,1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Philo C. — of Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat.Mayorof Bridgeport, Conn., 1855-58; member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1859; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Connecticut,1860.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Philo C. — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromConnecticut,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Reimer — of Mansfield,DeSotoParish, La.Democrat. Member ofLouisianastate senate, 1950.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Richard(1934-1985) —of Miramar,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April13, 1934.Democrat.Insurancebusiness;mayorof Miramar, Fla., 1960-75; defeated, 1975.Member,Moose.Died, fromdiabetes,in Hollywood,BrowardCounty, Fla.,May 27,1985 (age51 years, 44days).Interment atFredHunter Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Fla. | | Calhoun, Ricky Jay — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Mississippi,2012(voted forMittRomney andPaulRyan).Still living as of 2012. | | Calhoun, Robert — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Robert A. — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Calhoun, Sandra — of Beaverton,GladwinCounty, Mich.U.S. Labor candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Calhoun, Stephen H. — ofOtoeCounty, Neb.Delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Stewart A. — of Keystone,McDowellCounty, W.Va.Republican candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1934;member ofWest VirginiaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1952-53.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Thomas M. — ofGraysonCounty, Va.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Grayson County, 1942-43.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Mrs. W. N. — of Ridgely,LakeCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1928.Female.Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, William Barron(1796-1865) —also known asWilliam B. Calhoun — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December29, 1796.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1825-34, 1861;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1828-34;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1835-43;Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1844;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1846;secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1848-51;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1859.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November8, 1865 (age68 years, 314days).Interment atSpringfieldCemetery, Springfield, Mass. | | Calhoun, William C. —U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1953-61.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, Mrs. William C. — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Calhoun, William Francis(1844-1929) —also known asWilliam F. Calhoun — of Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.Born inPerryCounty, Pa.,November21, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;dentist;newspapereditor; postmaster atDecatur,Ill., 1897-1913.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Decatur,MaconCounty, Ill.,June 10,1929 (age84 years, 201days).Interment atFairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Ill. | | Calhoun, William James(1848-1916) —also known asWilliam J. Calhoun — of Danville,VermilionCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October5, 1848.Republican.Lawyer;western counsel, Baltimore and OhioRailroad;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898-99; U.S. Minister toChina, 1909-13; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916.Member,UnionLeague.DiedSeptember19, 1916 (age67 years, 350days).Burial location unknown. | | Calhoun, William Lowndes — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1879-81.Burial location unknown.
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