The Life of John C. Calhoun

Birth

Mar 18, 1782

Field school

Jan 1, 1795

Yale

Period: Nov 1, 1802 to May 21, 1804

Law school

Nov 1, 1805

Elected to South Carolina Bar

Dec 1, 1807

South Carolina Legislature

Period: Jan 1, 1808 to Jan 1, 1809

U.S. House of Representatives

Period: Jan 1, 1810 to Jan 1, 1817

John marries Floride

Jan 8, 1811

Appointed head of Foreign Affairs Committee

Mar 1, 1812

John resigns to become Secretary of War

Nov 1, 1817

Secretary of War

Period: Nov 1, 1817 to Jan 1, 1825

John runs for presidency

Dec 1, 1821

Vice president for John Quincy Adams

Period: Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 3, 1829

Vice President for Andrew Jackson

Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Dec 28, 1832

John resigns

Dec 28, 1832

Back in the Senate

Period: Jan 4, 1833 to Mar 3, 1843

Secretary of State

Period: Mar 1, 1844 to Mar 3, 1845

Re-elected to the Senate

Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Mar 31, 1850

John dies in Charleston

Mar 31, 1850