This politician's 1843 tract "Disquisition on Government" detailed his theory of "concurrent majority", and a year later he became Tyler's Secretary of State, during which time he achieved the annexation of Texas.
This politician's 1843 tract "Disquisition on Government" detailed his theory of "concurrent majority", and a year later he became Tyler's Secretary of State, during which time he achieved the annexation of Texas. Rising to prominence as a war hawk, he served as Monroe's Secretary of War, and then served as Vice-President to both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, before becoming the Senate's leading advocate of slavery and states' rights. FTP, who was this South Carolina politician known for his advocacy of nullification?
This politician's 1843 tract "Disquisition on Government" detailed his theory of "concurrent majority", and a year later he became Tyler's Secretary of State, during which time he achieved the annexation of Texas.
John C. Calhoun