Charles Pope Caldwell
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's2nd district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	Denis O'Leary
Succeeded by	John J. Kindred
Personal details
Born	(1875-06-18)June 18, 1875 Bastrop, Texas
Died	July 31, 1940(1940-07-31) (aged 65) Queens, New York
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Frances Morrison[1]
Alma mater	University of Texas Law School Yale Law School
Occupation	Attorney Judge

Charles Pope Caldwell (June 18, 1875 - July 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1915 to 1921.

Born nearBastrop, Texas, Caldwell attended the public schools. He graduated from theUniversity of Texas Law School in 1898 and fromYale Law School in 1899. He wasadmitted to the bar inAustin, Texas, in 1898, and later inNew York City, where he commenced practice in 1900.

He was appointed byGovernorJohn Alden Dix a delegate to the Atlantic Deeper Water Ways Convention in 1910. He served as delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1912.

Caldwell was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-fourth,Sixty-fifth, andSixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed the practice of law in New York City.

He was appointed associate justice of the court of special sessions of New York City January 1, 1926, and served until December 1935. He resumed the practice of law onLong Island. He died inSunnyside, Queens, on July 31, 1940. His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered over his ancestral estate inBastrop County, Texas.

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