Historical records matching Colonel Joseph William Calhoun
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About Colonel Joseph William Calhoun
Joseph Calhoun (October 22, 1750 – April 14, 1817) was a Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1804-1805) and represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives (1807-1811). Born in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, he moved with his father to South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District, on Little River, near the present town of Abbeville.
Received a limited education and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1804 and 1805 and was a colonel of the state militia. In 1807 he was elected as a Republican to the 10th United States Congress to fill the vacancy for the 6th congressional district caused by the death of Levi Casey and was sworn in on June 2, 1807. He was re-elected to the 11th Congress and served until March 3, 1811. He declined to be a candidate for re-election in 1810 and was succeeded by his first cousin John C. Calhoun. John Ewing Colhoun is another cousin of his.
Calhoun returned to his agricultural pursuits and engaged in milling. He died in Calhoun Mills, Abbeville District (now Mount Carmel, South Carolina), and was buried there in the family cemetery.
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- 1) CATHERINE CALHOUN
- 2) MARTHA PATSY MOSELY
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Colonel Joseph William Calhoun's Timeline
1750 |
October 22, 1750
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Long Cane Creek, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Colonial America
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1782 |
1782
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1786 |
1786
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Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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1787 |
July 22, 1787
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1787
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Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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1788
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1790 |
1790
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Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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1816
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1817 |
April 14, 1817
Age 66
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Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
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