William Parker Caldwell (November 8, 1832 – June 7, 1903) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.
William Parker Caldwell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Barbour Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Simonton |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office 1891–1893 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1832 Christmasville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1903 (aged 70) Gardner, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cumberland School of Law |
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Biography
editCaldwell was born in Christmasville in Carroll County, Tennessee, on November 8, 1832. He attended school at McLemoresville, Tennessee, and at Princeton, Kentucky. He studied law at Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1853.
Career
editCaldwell practiced in Dresden and Union City, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859. He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Douglas and Johnson in 1860. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868.[1] When the town of Gardner, Tennessee, incorporated in 1869, he became its first mayor.[2]
Elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses, he served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1879.[3] He was not a candidate for re-election to the Forty-sixth Congress in 1878. He resumed the practice of law in Gardner, Tennessee, and served in the Tennessee Senate from 1891 to 1893.
Death
editCaldwell died in Gardner, Tennessee on June 7, 1903. He is interred at Caldwell Cemetery.[4] His house in Gardner is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
References
edit- ^ "William Parker Caldwell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Vaughan, Virginia C. (1983). Crawford, Charles W. (ed.). Tennessee county history series : Weakley County. Memphis State University Press. pp. 131–2.
- ^ "William Parker Caldwell". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "William Parker Caldwell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "William Parker Caldwell (id: C000041)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.