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. He was also a cousin of both John C. Calhoun's wife, Floride and father-in-law, John E. Colhoun.
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.
joseph, calhoun, october, 1750, april, 1817, democratic, republican, member, south, carolina, house, representatives, 1804, 1805, represented, south, carolina, united, states, house, representatives, 1807, 1811, born, staunton, colony, virginia, moved, with, f. Joseph Calhoun October 22 1750 April 14 1817 was a Democratic 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 in the Colony of Virginia he moved with his father to the Province of South Carolina in 1756 and settled in Granville District on Little River near the present town of Abbeville Joseph CalhounMember of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 6th districtIn office June 2 1807 March 3 1811Preceded byLevi CaseySucceeded byJohn C CalhounMember of the South Carolina House of RepresentativesIn office 1804 1805Personal detailsBorn 1750 10 22 October 22 1750Staunton Virginia Colony British AmericaDiedApril 14 1817 1817 04 14 aged 66 Calhoun Mills South Carolina U S Resting placeMount Carmel South CarolinaPolitical partyDemocratic RepublicanProfessionfarmerMilitary serviceBranch serviceSouth Carolina State MilitiaRankColonelReceived 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 He was also a cousin of both John C Calhoun s wife Floride and father in law John E Colhoun 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 External links EditUnited States Congress Joseph Calhoun id C000045 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byLevi Casey Member of the U S House of Representatives from South Carolina s 6th congressional district1807 1811 Succeeded byJohn C Calhoun This article about a Virginia politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Calhoun amp oldid 1139915947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
