William B. Calhoun
| William Barron Calhoun | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 8th district |
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In office March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Isaac C. Bates |
| Succeeded by | John Quincy Adams |
| 5th Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts | |
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In office 1859 – 1859 |
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| Preceded by | Ansel Phelps, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Daniel L Harris |
| 28th President of the Massachusetts Senate |
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In office 1846 – 1847 |
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| Preceded by | Levi Lincoln, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Zeno Scudder |
| 10th Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth | |
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In office January 1848 – 1851 |
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| Preceded by | John G. Palfrey |
| Succeeded by | Amasa Walker |
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Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1828–1834 |
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| Preceded by | William C. Jarvis |
| Succeeded by | Julius Rockwell |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1825–1834 |
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In office 1861 – 1861 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1796 |
| Died | November 8, 1865 (aged 78) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Anti-Jacksonian, Whig |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Howard |
William Barron Calhoun (December 29, 1796 – November 8, 1865) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Calhoun, the eldest child of Andrew Calhoun and Martha (Chamberlain) Calhoun, was born on December 29, 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts. Calhoun graduated from Yale College in 1814.
After his graduation from Yale, Calhoun studied law, first in Concord, New Hampshire, and later in Springfield, Massachusetts. Calhoun was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield.
Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1825-1834, serving as speaker 1828-1834.
Calhoun was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and as a Whig to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1843). Calhoun served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Twenty-sixth Congress). Calhoun was not a candidate for renomination in 1842.
In 1844 Calhoun was a Presidential Elector for Henry Clay.
Calhoun served as member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1846 and 1847, serving as its president. He served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1848-1851 and State bank commissioner from 1853 to 1855. He served as mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1859. He was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1861.
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