Philo C. Calhoun

Philo Clark Calhoun (December 4, 1810 – March 21, 1882) was an American industrialist, banker, and politician who served as president of the Fourth National Bank of New York.

Early life Calhoun was born on December 4, 1810, in Danbury, Connecticut, and reportedly "began life in poverty."

His paternal grandparents were the former Tabitha Clark and Dr. John Calhoun of Washington, Connecticut, serving as the Democratic mayor until 1858. While mayor, he "gave Bridgeport has and planned its water supply." He served until the beginning of the U.S. Civil War when he found himself "at variance with the Democratic Party, by which he had been so long honored, and yet unwilling to desert it for the Republicans, with which he was more in sympathy, he turned more closely than ever to his business, and never again held office."

Personal life Calhoun was married to Sarah Caroline Sterling (1820–1894), a daughter of Jesse Sterling and Sarah (née Gregory) Sterling. Together, they were the parents of:

Louise Caroline Calhoun (1838–1916), who married George Woodside Latham (1833–1870) of Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1860.

Calhoun was a member of the Union League Club and the Union Club, both of New York. After a funeral held at St. Thomas' Protestant Episcopal Church in New York officiated by the Rev. William F. Morgan, he was buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. His widow died on May 15, 1894.