Andrew Jackson Caldwell

Andrew Jackson Caldwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 6th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded by	John Ford House
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Washington
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office 1880 1882
Personal details
Born	July 22, 1837 Montevallo, Alabama
Died	November 22, 1906 (aged 69) Nashville, Tennessee
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Martha Hinton Phillips Caldwell
Children	Robert Caldwell Maggie May Caldwell Samuel Shackleford Caldwell Andrew Jackson Caldwell Roberta Caldwell Allen Whorter Young Caldwell May Phillip Caldwell
Alma mater	Franklin College, Tennessee
Profession	Attorney planter
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Rank	Major
Unit	1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Andrew Jackson Caldwell (July 22, 1837 – November 22, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.

Biography

Andrew Jackson Caldwell was born in Montevallo, Alabama on July 22, 1837. He moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1844, settling near Nashville. He graduated from Franklin College, Tennessee, in 1854, and worked as a teacher in Nashville from 1854 to 1857. He then moved to Trenton to study law.

Career

During the Civil War, Caldwell served in the Confederate States Army as a private and regimental quartermaster in the First Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry. After the war, he resumed his law studies and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 1867. He returned to Nashville, to open a practice in law. He became attorney general for the district of Davidson and Rutherford Counties, Tennessee, serving in this capacity from 1870 to 1878. He also served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1880 and 1882.^[1]

Caldwell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887).^[2] He was not a candidate for reelection to the Fiftieth Congress, and resumed the practice of law.

Death

Andrew Jackson Caldwell died in Nashville on November 22, 1906, (age 69 years, 123 days), and is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery.^[3]

References

1. "Andrew Jackson Caldwell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
2. "Andrew Jackson Caldwell". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
3. "Andrew Jackson Caldwell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

External links

• Andrew Jackson Caldwell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-03-02
• Find A Grave

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