John Caldwell Calhoun   (1782-1850)

• Secretary of War under President Monroe, 1817-1825.
• Vice President under J. Q. Adams, 1825-1829.
• Vice President under Andrew Jackson, 1829-1832.
• Member of the Senate, 1832-1850.

The Papers of John C. Calhoun (edited by R. L. Meriwether and W. E. Hempill, Vol. I-VII, 1959-1973) contain numerous letters from individuals connected with West Point, including Douglas, Ellicott, Thayer. I need to go through these volumes systematically.

There is a marble statue of Calhoun in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol Building.