John Caldwell Calhoun Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Caldwell_Calhoun_Jr.
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:children 10
gptkbp:dateOfBirth March 18, 1782
gptkbp:dateOfDeath March 31, 1850
gptkbp:ethnicity Scots-Irish American
gptkbp:father gptkb:Patrick_Calhoun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Caldwell Calhoun Jr.
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:nullification_crisis
pro-slavery political theory
states' rights advocacy
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Cabinet_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Martha_Caldwell
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFor advocacy of states' rights
defense of slavery
theory of nullification
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Discourse_on_the_Constitution_and_Government_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Disquisition_on_Government
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Abbeville_District,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Nullifier_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Member_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_from_South_Carolina
gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_War
gptkb:United_States_Senator_from_South_Carolina
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Daniel_D._Tompkins
gptkbp:predecessorAsSecretaryOfState gptkb:Abel_P._Upshur
gptkbp:predecessorAsSecretaryOfWar gptkb:William_H._Crawford
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:St._Philip's_Churchyard,_Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:John_Quincy_Adams
gptkbp:signature John C Calhoun Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Floride_Calhoun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Martin_Van_Buren
gptkbp:successorAsSecretaryOfState gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkbp:successorAsSecretaryOfWar gptkb:James_Barbour
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:United_States
7
December 28, 1832
March 4, 1825
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Floride_Calhoun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6