John C. Calhoun by George Peter Alexander Healy. Painting from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

(1782-1850) Born in McCormick County, John Calhoun was a U.S. Senator, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and the 7th Vice-President of the United States.

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  John C. Calhoun was a national politician from South Carolina who became vice president, serving with President John Quincy Adams.
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