John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) was a leading United States politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun was an advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification. He was elected twice to the Vice Presidency, serving from 1825 until he resigned in 1832. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1810–1817) and in the U.S. Senate from 1832-1843. He served as Secretary of War (1817–1824) under 5th U. S. President James Monroe and Secretary of State (1844–1845) under 10th U. S. President John Tyler.
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| - John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) was a leading United States politician from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun was an advocate of slavery, states' rights, limited government, and nullification. He was elected twice to the Vice Presidency, serving from 1825 until he resigned in 1832. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1810–1817) and in the U.S. Senate from 1832-1843. He served as Secretary of War (1817–1824) under 5th U. S. President James Monroe and Secretary of State (1844–1845) under 10th U. S. President John Tyler.
- John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 - March 31, 1850) was a Southern politician in the United States before the American Civil War. As a Senator from South Carolina and as Vice President of the United States under Presidents John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) and Andrew Jackson (1829-1832), he fought fiercely for the extension of slavery into new territories and other issues of interest to the South such as tariff reform. A supporter of states' rights, he also championed an idea he called Nullification, by which a state government could refuse to comply with a duly passed Federal law it found distasteful, effectively subordinating the Federal government to the states.
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Appearance
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- The Grapple
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- Vice President of the United States
- Secretary of State of the United States
- Member of the House of Representatives
- Secretary of War of the United States
- Democratic Party Vice Presidential candidate
- Democratic-Republican Party Vice Presidential candidate
- United States Senator Senator from South Carolina
- from South Carolina's 6th congressional district
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Before
| - William H. Crawford
- William H. Crawford
- New Party
- Daniel D. Tompkins
- Abel P. Upshur
- Daniel D. Thompkins
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alongside
| - George McDuffie, Andrew P. Butler
- Stephen D. Miller, William C. Preston, George McDuffie
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Years
| - 1811(xsd:integer)
- 1817(xsd:integer)
- 1824(xsd:integer)
- 1825(xsd:integer)
- 1828(xsd:integer)
- 1832(xsd:integer)
- 1844(xsd:integer)
- 1845(xsd:integer)
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Affiliations
| - Democratic
- Democratic-Republican
- Nullifier
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