Stewart A. Calhoun
Stewart Calhoun | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1951–1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August , 1897 Keystone, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 1965 (aged 68) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Stewart A. Calhoun (1897-1965) was a lawyer, prosecutor, and politician in West Virginia. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1950 and 1952. He was a Republican.
He was born in Keystone, West Virginia. His father A. L. Calhoun ran a poolroom.[1]
He was an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.[2] He was one of several African Americans to represent McDowell County in the West Virginia House of Delegates.[3]
In February 1965, he was interviewed about his support for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Trotter, Joe William (1990). Coal, Class, and Color: Blacks in Southern West Virginia, 1915-32. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-06119-6.
- ^ "Stewart A. Calhoun, Oral History Interview—2/20/1965" (PDF). archive.wvculture.org/history. Retrieved 11 Oct 2025.
- ^ Walton, Hanes; Puckett, Sherman C.; Deskins, Donald R. (May 1, 2012). The African American Electorate: A Statistical History. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-3438-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Calhoun, Stewart A.: Oral History Interview - JFK #1, 2/20/1965 | JFK Library". www.jfklibrary.org.