William B. Calhoun
William B. Calhoun | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Isaac C. Bates |
Succeeded by | John Quincy Adams |
5th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts[1] | |
In office 1859[1]–1859[1] | |
Preceded by | Ansel Phelps, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Daniel L Harris |
28th President[1] of the Massachusetts Senate[1] | |
In office 1846[1]–1847[1] | |
Preceded by | Levi Lincoln Jr. |
Succeeded by | Zeno Scudder |
10th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
In office January 1848[2] – 1851[2] | |
Governor | George N. Briggs |
Preceded by | John G. Palfrey |
Succeeded by | Amasa Walker |
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1828–1834 | |
Preceded by | William C. Jarvis |
Succeeded by | Julius Rockwell |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1825–1834 | |
In office 1861[1]–1861[1][2] | |
Personal details | |
Born | William Barron Calhoun December 29, 1796[1] |
Died | November 8, 1865 (aged 68) Springfield, Massachusetts[2] |
Political party | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig |
Spouse | Margaret Howard[2] |
William Barron Calhoun (December 29, 1796 – November 8, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Early life
Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun,[3] was born on December 29, 1796, in Boston, Massachusetts.[3] Calhoun graduated from Yale College[2] in 1814.
After his graduation from Yale, Calhoun studied law, first in Concord, New Hampshire,[3] and later in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2] Calhoun was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield.
Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1825-1834, serving as speaker 1828-1834.[1]
Election to Congress
Calhoun was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and as a Whig to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843). Calhoun served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Twenty-sixth Congress). Calhoun was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.
Post Congressional career
In 1844 Calhoun was a Presidential Elector for Henry Clay.[2]
Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1846 and 1847, serving as its president. He served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1848-1851 and State bank commissioner from 1853 to 1855. He served as mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1859.[1] He was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861.[1]
Death and interment
Calhoun died in Springfield, Massachusetts, November 8, 1865, he was interred in Springfield Cemetery.
See also
- 53rd Massachusetts General Court (1832)
- 54th Massachusetts General Court (1833)
- 55th Massachusetts General Court (1834)
- 68th Massachusetts General Court (1847)
References
- United States Congress. "William B. Calhoun (id: C000046)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
- William B. Calhoun at Find a Grave
- Yale Obituary Record
Massachusetts House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by William C. Jarvis | Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1828 — 1834 | Succeeded by |
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843 | Succeeded by |
Massachusetts Senate | ||
Preceded by | 29th President of the Massachusetts Senate 1846-1847 | Succeeded by |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | 10th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth January 1848 – 1851 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Ansel Phelps, Jr. | 5th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts 1859 | Succeeded by Daniel L Harris |
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume I, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 448
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1912), Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History, Vol. VI September; 1805 - September; 1815, New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, p. 629
- ^ a b c Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1912), Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History, Vol. VI September; 1805 - September; 1815, New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, p. 628
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