Calhoun

[ kal-hoon, kuhl- ]

noun

1. John Caldwell, 1782–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1825–32.

Example Sentences

Schwarzman's and my alma mater has been riven like this before — long before our own years there in the 1960s: In 1860, before the Civil War began, some Yale students and alumni, including John C. Calhoun — Southerners deeply invested in slavery — packed up their bags and left New Haven, breaking from Northern classmates who would defend the Union and abolish slavery.

From Salon

Attendees waited for hours during the heat of the day to enter the Calhoun Ranch polo field, just outside the city of Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times

The event is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m. on a polo field at Calhoun Ranch, located just outside the desert city of Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times

Ortberg, who took his post in August after CEO Dave Calhoun left amid intense regulatory pressure, did not identify the exact number of layoffs that would occur but noted that workers at all levels of the business could expect details next week.

From Salon

Trump’s planned late-afternoon appearance at Calhoun Ranch, just outside the city of Coachella, as temperatures top 100 degrees, caused head-scratching among local Republicans given the state’s deep blue tilt.

From Los Angeles Times