No way no how he was a southern plantation owner that was pro slavery till the very end. A bitter old racist.
Absolutely not
Calhoun, Illinois was. Calhoun, California was named after Calhoun, Illinois, somewhat ironically.
South Carolina political figure who was elected to Congress in 1810. He also served as vice president, secretary of state and senator. He was most noted as a defender of states' rights and slavery....
He fathered 10 children but 3 died in infancy