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.
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]
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.
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]
Calhoun died in Springfield, Massachusetts, November 8, 1865, he was interred in Springfield Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress