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Former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun dies 170 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1850)


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(Sunday, March 31, 1850, 7:00 a.m. local time)John C. Calhoun, the seventh Vice President of the United States (1825–1832) who served under presidents John Q. Adams (1825-1829) and Andrew Jackson (1829-1832) and became the first VPOTUS to resign on Dec. 28, 1832, died today at the Old Brick Capitol boarding house in Washington, D.C., of tuberculosis, at the age of 68. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun dies 170 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 31 1850)