| Birth: | Mar. 18, 1782 | | Death: | Mar. 31, 1850 | 
7th United States Vice-President, US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. One of the earliest and strongest proponent of secession from the Union, he fought hard to preserve slavery. He resigned his position as Vice-President and continued to lead the fight for secession. St. Philips Church has a graveyard on three sides of the church and then additional graves across the street. In order to be buried on the side of the street of the church, one must have been born in Charleston. John Calhoun was born Clemson, South Carolina, and although he lived in Charleston, he is buried across the street from the church. His wife was born in Charleston and she is buried on the church side of the street, not with her husband. A Cenotaph in Washington, DC's Congressional Cemetery was erected in John C. Calhoun's honor.
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Parents:
Patrick Calhoun (1727 - 1796)
Martha Caldwell Calhoun (1730 - 1802)
Search Amazon for John Calhoun | | | Burial:
Congressional Cemetery
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Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA
Plot: Range 60, Site 146
*Cenotaph [?] |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Aug 09, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 164 |
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