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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.

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Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by 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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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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