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Who Were “War Hawks” Peter Buell Porter and John C. Calhoun

Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844) was the only War Hawk born in New England, in Salisbury Connecticut.  In 1791 he graduated from Yale, and studied law in Connecticut with Judge Tapping Reeve.   In 1795 he moved to Canandaigua, New York.  Originally … Continue reading

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Who Were These War Hawks?

Henry Clay and Richard Mentor Johnson were from Kentucky; Felix Grundy and John Sevier from Tennessee; Peter Buell Porter, from Buffalo, New York and John C. Calhoun from the back woods of South Carolina.[1] Henry Clay (1777-1852) was, in 1812, … Continue reading

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