John C. Calhoun was the leading southern politician of the early nineteenth century. He served as vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and then was elected senator from South Carolina. John Calhoun championed slavery and states' rights. Mr. Calhoun was born on, March 18, 1782 in Abbeville South Carolina. He also served in South Carolina's legislature and was elected to the U.S. house of representatives to serve 3 terms. In 1812, John Calhoun and Henry Clay convinced the House to declare war on Great Britain. John C. Calhoun was the secretary of war under president James Monroe from 1817 to 1825 and ran for prez in 1824. Mr. Calhoun was apart of the, Representative (SC 6th District) 1811-1817 Henry Clay was a towering figure in american politics in the middle part of the 19th century, a presidential aspirant whose political skills earned him the nickname "The Great compromise". Henry Clay was born on, April 12, 1777 in Hanover Country, Virginia. In Clays earlier years he was a distinguished political leader whose influence extended across the House of Congress and the White House. He was an ambitious young layer who would do anything to be a successful businessman. His political career first boosted off in 1803 when he was elected for the Kentucky General …show more content…
Senate from 1823-1832, he was governor of South Carolina from 1836-1837. He was notable as a proponent of the 'States Rights' doctrine, in collaboration with John C. Calhoun and James Hamilton JR. Robert Y. Hayne was born on, November 10, 1791 in South Carolina. In Hayne's earlier career John C. Calhoun supported Robert Hayne as a senator and helped him achieve that goal in 1822. While being senator he hurried to attained prominence as an eloquent defender of states, rights. Mr. Hayne also seconded Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri in denouncing a Connecticut resolution for a restriction on the sale of public