John Caldwell Calhoun Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Caldwell Calhoun, based on 7 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

7 records1817–18457 events1 places

Chronological biography

1817

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1817

Government / Government of USA · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War

1824

Vice PresidentNovember 1824

Government / Democratic Party Government · Vice President of USA

Appointed Vice President of the USA

1832

Constitution of USA1832

Government / Government of USA · Vice President of USA · Washington

Champions the rights of South Carolina to "nullify" legislation passed by Congress

Crisis1832

Government / Government of USA · Vice President of USA

Resigns after President Jackson threatens to send 50,000 into South Carolina

Resignation of John Caldwell Calhoun1832

Government / Government of USA · Vice President of USA · Washington

Resigns after President Jackson threatens to send 50,000 into South Carolina

1844

Secretary of State1844

Government / Government of USA

Appointed Secretary of State

1845

Election1845

Government / Democratic Party Government · President of USA

Elected Senator

Titles and roles

President of USA · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Vice President of USA

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.