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.