William B. Calhoun

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Other people". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". William Barron Calhoun (December 29, 1796 – November 8, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Early life

Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun,[1] was born on December 29, 1796, in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Calhoun graduated from Yale College[2] in 1814.

After his graduation from Yale, Calhoun studied law, first in Concord, New Hampshire,[1] and later in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2] Calhoun was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield.

Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1825-1834, serving as speaker 1828-1834.[3]

Election to Congress

Calhoun was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and as a Whig to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843). Calhoun served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Twenty-sixth Congress). Calhoun was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.

Post Congressional career

In 1844 Calhoun was a Presidential Elector for Henry Clay.[2]

Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1846 and 1847, serving as its president. He served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1848-1851 and State bank commissioner from 1853 to 1855. He served as mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1859.[3] He was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861.[3]

Death and interment

Calhoun died in Springfield, Massachusetts, November 8, 1865, he was interred in Springfield Cemetery.

See also

References

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