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| − | '''John C. Calhoun''' was the seventh Vice President of the [[United States]] under [[John Quincy Adams]] and [[Andrew Jackson]]. He previously served as [[James Monroe]]'s Secretary of War. He resigned from office to fill a [[South Carolina]] [[Senate]] seat. He was the first Vice President to resign from office. His last words were "The South, the poor south." <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing. </ref> | + | '''John C. Calhoun''' (1782-1850) was the seventh Vice President of the [[United States]] under [[John Quincy Adams]] and [[Andrew Jackson]]. He previously served as [[James Monroe]]'s Secretary of War. He resigned from office to fill a [[South Carolina]] [[Senate]] seat. He was the first Vice President to resign from office. His last words were "The South, the poor south." <ref> [[Fandex]], Workman Publishing. </ref> |
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| + | Along with two other powerful senators, [[Kentucky]] senator [[Henry Clay]] and [[Massachusetts]] senator [[Daniel Webster]], Calhoun was a part of the "Great Triumvirate". | ||
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Revision as of 02:29, December 27, 2007
| John C. Calhoun | |
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| 7th Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1825 - December 28, 1832 | |
| Presidents | John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) Andrew Jackson (1829-1832) |
| Preceded by | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| Succeeded by | Martin van Buren |
| Born | March 18, 1782 Abbeville, South Carolina |
| Died | March 31, 1850 Washington, D.C. |
| Spouse | Floride Colhoun Calhoun |
| Religion | Unitarian |
John C. Calhoun (1782-1850) was the seventh Vice President of the United States under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. He previously served as James Monroe's Secretary of War. He resigned from office to fill a South Carolina Senate seat. He was the first Vice President to resign from office. His last words were "The South, the poor south." [1]
Along with two other powerful senators, Kentucky senator Henry Clay and Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster, Calhoun was a part of the "Great Triumvirate".
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