William Parker Caldwell

William Parker Caldwell
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
Died	June 7, 1903 (aged 70) Gardner, Tennessee
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Cumberland School of Law
Profession	lawyer politician

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.

Biography

Caldwell 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

Caldwell 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

Caldwell died in Gardner, Tennessee on June 7, 1903 (age 70 years, 211 days). He is interred at Caldwell Cemetery.^[4] His house in Gardner is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

References

1. "William Parker Caldwell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
2. Vaughan, Virginia C. (1983). Crawford, Charles W., ed. Tennessee county history series : Weakley County. Memphis State University Press. pp. 131–2.
3. "William Parker Caldwell". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
4. "William Parker Caldwell". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
5. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• William Parker Caldwell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Find A Grave