Background
Calhoun, William Barron was born on December 29, 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Andrew and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun.
Calhoun, William Barron was born on December 29, 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Andrew and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun.
Graduated from Yale, 1814. (honorary) Doctor of Laws, Amherst College, 1858.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1818. Member Massachusetts Legislature, 1825-1835, speaker house, 1828-1833. Trustee Amherst College, 1829-1865.
Chairman American Institute Instruction, 1830, also vice president, president
Member United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 24th-27th congresses, 1834-1843. Presidential elector, 1844.
Member Massachusetts Senate, 1846. Secretary Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1848-1851.
Mayor Springfield (Massachusetts), 1859.
Member Massachusetts Legislature, 1825-1835, speaker house, 1828-1833. Member United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts, 24th-27th congresses, 1834-1843. Member Massachusetts Senate, 1846.
Married Margaret Kingsbury, May 11, 1837.