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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: December 11, 2011
Caption: John C. Calhoun Cenetaph
Congressional Cemetery Washington DC
Additional Description:
“John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) held several government positions: Vice President (twice—with President John Quincy Adams and President Andrew Jackson); Senator from South Carolina; member, state house of representatives; Secretary of War for President James Monroe; and Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President John Tyler. He was hailed as one of the giants of 19th century American politics. Along with Henry Clay and Daniel Webster he set the terms of every important debate of the day. Calhoun was acknowledged by his contemporaries as a legitimate successor to George Washington, John Adams or Thomas Jefferson, but never gained the presidency. R60/S146” — Cenetaph Walking Tour pamphlet Congressional Cemetery.
Submitted: April 12, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p305204
File Size: 1.941 Megabytes

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