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The Calhoun/Colhoun family is a prominent political family in the United States and is a key political family in U.S. history.The Calhouns rose to power in the South prior to the Civil War and today continue to hold political power and influence through private-sector leadership and control in the South as well as in the Midwest and in New England.
Andrew Pickens Calhoun Oct 15, 1811 – Mar 16, 1865 Margaret Green Father of: John Caldwell Calhoun (1843–1918) Margaret Maria Calhoun (1847–1910) Andrew Pickens Calhoun (1852–1872) Patrick Calhoun (1856–1943) James Edward Calhoun (1857–1872) Floride Pure Calhoun January 1814 – 1815 no spouse: Died from sickness Jane Calhoun 1816 ...
John Caldwell Calhoun (/ k æ l ˈ h uː n /; [1] 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.
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Floride Bonneau Calhoun (née Colhoun; February 15, 1792 – July 25, 1866) was the wife of U.S. politician John C. Calhoun. She was known for her leading role in the Petticoat affair , which occurred during her husband's service as vice president of the United States .
Before her marriage to Clemson, Calhoun said to a house maid, “You who know my idolatry, for my father, can sympathize with my feelings.” (Aug. 2, 1838) [2] The Clemson family remained overseas from 1844 to 1852 and returned home to buy one hundred acres in Maryland, four miles from Washington, DC. The couple named their new home in ...
Thomas D. Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the youngest of five children. Young Tom grew up on the family farm in Brewer with his four older siblings: Joshua Lawrence (born in 1828); Horace Beriah (1834); Sarah Brastow (1836); and John Calhoun (1838). Their upbringing seems to have been strict and religious but also loving.
By 1869, Calhoun moved to the Florence Plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas, which was inherited by his wife through her mother. [2] By 1881–1882, he acquired a few more plantations in Chicot County: Harwood, Hebron, Luna, Fawnwood, Patria, Hyner's, and Latrobe. [2] He also acquired the Sunnyside Plantation from the Starling family for US ...