Calhoun, John Caldwell

Calhoun, John Caldwell kăl˝ho͞on´ [key], 1782–1850, American statesman and political philosopher, b. near Abbeville, S.C., grad. Yale, 1804. He was an intellectual giant of political life in his day.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Early Career
• Vice President
• Nullification
• Senator and Advocate of States' Rights
• Political Philosophy
• Bibliography

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