Patrick Calhoun son of Andrew Pickens Calhoun and grandson of John C. Calhoun

John C. Calhoun

John Caldwell Calhoun was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer, and proponent...

, great-grandson of his namesake Patrick Calhoun, who was the immigrant Calhoun.

He was an entrepreneur. He was born in the family home in what is now Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson, South Carolina

Clemson is a college town located in Pickens County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 11,939 at the 2000 census and center of an urban cluster with a total population of 42,199...

 and is buried there, in Woodland Cemetery.

His initial involvement was primarily with the Central Georgia Railroad, but he later rose to the top of the streetcar system in San Francisco, becoming president of United Railroads of San Francisco. Late in life he achieved a new wealth, this time through oil speculation.

External links

• Clemson World Online -- Clemson University Alumni Magazine at cworld.clemson.edu