Joseph Pearson Caldwell
This article is about the U.S. Representative from North Carolina. For the U.S. educator, minister, and mathematician, see Joseph Caldwell.
Joseph Pearson Caldwell (March 5, 1808 – June 30, 1853) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Olin, North Carolina, March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near Statesville, North Carolina; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the State senate in 1833 and 1834; member of the State house of commons 1838–1844; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for renomination in 1852; died in Statesville, N.C., June 30, 1853; interment in Old Statesville Cemetery.
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Nathaniel Boyden |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1849–1853 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Ruffin |
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