John Caldwell Calhoun ( March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.
Calhoun, John C.
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vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832
| Born | 18 Mar 1782 |
| Died | 31 Mar 1850 |
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Calhoun, John C.
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vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832
| Born | 18 Mar 1782 |
| Died | 31 Mar 1850 |
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Politics and government, Speeches in Congress, Slavery, Political science, United States, History, Sources, Statesmen, Tariff, Boundaries, Calhoun, john c. (john caldwell), 1782-1850, Nullification (States' rights), Oregon question, Bank of the United States (1816-1836), Biography, Compromise of 1850, Federal government, Great Britain, Secession, State rights, States' rights (American politics), United states, politics and government, 1815-1861, Banks and banking, Correspondence, Fiction, historical, generalPlaces
United States, Canada, Oregon, France, Maine, Northwest boundary of the United States, Oregon Territory, South Carolina, Washington (D.C.), États-UnisTime
1815-1861, 1829-1837, 1845-1849, War of 1812, 1775-1865, 1809-1817, 1812-1815, 1837-1841, 1849-1853, 1850, 19th centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL32486A
- ISNI: 0000000108846869
- Library of Congress Names: n79137102
- LibriVox: 11713
- MusicBrainz: 0d473df3-7ac4-4752-beff-06876c77e95b
- Project Gutenberg: 377
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV038088
- VIAF: 32010914
- Wikidata: Q207191
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q207191
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- John Caldwell Calhoun
- John Calhoun
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