James S. Calhoun

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James S. Calhoun (* 1802 in Columbus , Georgia , † July 2, 1852 in Independence , Missouri ) was an American politician and governor of the New Mexico Territory from 1851 to 1852 .

Early years

Calhoun grew up in Georgia and began his political career in that state. In 1830 he was elected to the local state parliament, from 1838 to 1839 he was mayor of the city of Columbus before he was elected to the Senate of his home state for a short time . Between 1841 and 1842 he was the American consul in Havana , Cuba . He served as a colonel in the US Army during the Mexican-American War .

Life in New Mexico

After the end of the war, he became the federal government's Indian agent in the new New Mexico Territory . In 1850, President Millard Fillmore made him the new Territorial Governor of the area. Calhoun only held this office until 1852. According to some sources, he resigned in the spring of 1852 for health reasons, other sources say that he died as governor in July of that year. In any case, the office was provisionally administered by John Greiner and Edwin Vose Sumner in 1852 until the arrival of the new Territorial Governor William Carr Lane .

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SURNAME Calhoun, James S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1802
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 1852
Place of death Independence , Missouri