John Calhoon

John Calhoon

John Calhoon (born 1797 in Henry County , Kentucky , † October 1852 in Louisville , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1835 and 1839 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

The exact date and place of birth of John Calhoon are not known. After studying law and becoming a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1820 to 1821 and again from 1829 to 1830 . In 1826 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress. After the death of MP William Singleton Young , he was elected as his successor in the due by-election in the eleventh congressional district. But since it had come to irregularities, Calhoon agreed with his opponent Thomas Chilton to have the elections repeated. Chilton then won. Formally, Calhoon was a congressman for two days between November 5 and 7, 1827.

Calhoon was an opponent of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party . In the 1830s he became a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1834 he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Thomas Chilton on March 4, 1835, who had meanwhile also moved to the sixth district. After re-election in 1836, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1839 .

In 1838 Calhoon declined to run again. In 1839 he moved to St. Louis , Missouri for three years , where he practiced as a lawyer. He returned to Kentucky in 1842 and became a judge in the 14th District Judge. John Calhoon died in Louisville in October 1852.

Web links

• John Calhoon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Calhoon in the database of Find a Grave (English)