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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsWilliam Barron CALHOUN
(1796-1865)
CALHOUN, William Barron, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., December
29, 1796; was graduated from Yale College in 1814; studied law; was
admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield; member
of the State house of representatives 1825-1834, serving as speaker
1828-1834; 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); chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims
(Twenty-sixth Congress); was not a candidate for renomination in
1842; member of the State senate in 1846 and 1847, serving as its
president; secretary of State of Massachusetts 1848-1851; State
bank commissioner 1853-1855; mayor of Springfield in 1859; again a
member of the State house of representatives in 1861 and 1862; died
in Springfield, Mass., November 8, 1865; interment in Springfield
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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