Background
Calhoun, William James was born on October 5, 1848 in Pittsburgh. Son of Robert and Sarah (Knox) Calhoun.
Calhoun, William James was born on October 5, 1848 in Pittsburgh. Son of Robert and Sarah (Knox) Calhoun.
Academic education, Union Seminary, Poland, O.
Admitted to bar, 1875. Practiced at Danville, Illinois, 1875-1898, Chicago from 1900. Senior member Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean, 1904.
Western counsel Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Special commissioner for President McKinley to Cuba in 1897.
Member United States Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898-1900. Special commissioner for President Roosevelt to Venezuela, 1905.
Envoy Extraordinary anu Minister Plenipotentiary to China, December 1909-August, 1913. Republican.
Member Calhoun, Lyford & Sheean, 1904. Member United States Interstate Commerce Commission, 1898-1900.
Married Alice Doctorate. Harmon, December 26, 1875 (died 1898). Married second, Lucy Monroe, 1904.