Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-28
Southern Biography.
JOHN @. CALHOUN.


Among the Irish names that stand
prominent in the civil history of the
country is that of John c. Calhoun.
This distinguished statesman, born in
Abbeville, s. c., March 18th, 1882, was
the son of Patrick Calhoun, who was
born in Ireland, and at an early age came
to Pennsylvania, from whence he re-
moved to the western part of Virginia,
and after Braddock's defeat, to South
Carolina. At the age of thirteen John
c. was put under the charge of his
brother-in.law, ID. Waddel, in Columbia
county, Georgia. He entered Yale Col
lege in 1902, and graduated with distinc-
ton; studied law at Litchfeld, Conn,
and in 1907 was admitted to the bar of
South Carolina. In 1911 he was elected
to Congress, where he continued until
1917, when he became Secretary of War
under President Monroe, and conducted
the affairs of that Department with en-
ergy and ability for seven years. In
1925 he was elected Vice President, and
in 1881, upon General Haynes leaving
the Senate to become Governor of South
Carolina, Mr. Calhoun resigned the Vice
Presidency and was elected to the Senate
from South Carolina. After the expira-
ton of his term he went voluntarily into
retirement. Upon the death of Mr.;
Uphen, in l643, he was Secretary OF
State to the close Of Mr. Tyler admin
istration. In lS45 he was again elected
Senator, which office he held until his
decease. From 1911, when he entered
Congress, till his death, he was rarely
absent from Washington. Asa presiding
officer of the Senate he was punctual,
methodical, accurate, and had q high
regard for the dignity Of the body.
Mr.. Calhoun's connection with nulllti-
cation, his views of the tariffs, his opin-
ions in regard to slavery, and the many
and exciting questions arising from 1t,
are well known. He shaped the course
and moulded the opinions Of the people
of his own State, and of some other
Southern States, upon all these subjects.
Amid all the strifes of party politics
there always existed between him and
his political opponents great degree of
personal kindness He died in Wash
ington, March 3lst, 1850. s.-'
RICHARD HENRY WILDE
was born in the city of Dublin, Sept "a,
1889. His father having died, he obtained
the rudiments of learning from his moth
er and private tutor, and in his eleventh
year be was placed as clerk in a store;
in 1902 he went with his mother to Geor-
gia, and the two obtained a living by
merchandising in small way, the boy
deyoting all his leisure to the reading OF
books. Under many difficulties he stu
died law, and practiced with success; he
also devoted himself to light literature
As an advocate he rose to eminence He
was made Acknowledgement of Georgia,
and, in 1915, was elected Representa-
tive TO Congress from that State; was re-
elected in 1923, and again in 1927, sery-
ing with marked ability until 1895. After
leaving Congress he visited Europe, and
on his return devoted himself to litera-
ture, politics and law. In l943 he re-
moved to New Orleans, where he added
10 his reputation as a lawyer, and was
elected Professor Of Constitutional Law
in the University of Louisiana. he died
in New Orleans Sept. 10, lS47, leaving
reputation composed Of the elements OF
the statesman, the orator and the poet.
One of his lyrics, my life is like Sum
mer Rose" attracted the praise Of Lord
Byron. His literary productions were
quite numerous, and they all bear the
Impress of gifted and highly cultivated
mind.
ARNOLD HARRIS.
The Nashville Banner says: Arnold
Harris, for many years distinguished IN
the social and political affairs OF the
National capital, and in many respects
one Of the most interesting men OF has
time, died at Midway, Kentucky, on the
Sd Of April
Perhaps no one, occupying q private
station in life, was ever more widely
known; and his career illustrates the
fact that public officials are not always
most influential in the conduct Of gsv-
ernments and parties; for, during a
period Of FIVE and twenty years, his
influence was hardly second to any Of
his contemporaries, and his counsel,
for its sagaciiy, sincerity
and deliberations, was sought BY the
most eminent statesmen Of the country:
A native Of New York, ike General