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John Henry Caldwell | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Peter M. Dox |
| Succeeded by | Robert F. Ligon |
| Member of theAlabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1857-1858 | |
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| Born | John Henry Caldwell (1826-04-04)April 4, 1826 |
| Died | September 4, 1902(1902-09-04) (aged 76) |
| Political party | Democratic |
John Henry Caldwell (April 4, 1826 – September 4, 1902) was aU.S. Representative fromAlabama.
Born inHuntsville, Alabama, Caldwell attended the common schools of Huntsville and Bacon College,Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
He taught school inLimestone County, Alabama, four years.He moved toJacksonville, Alabama, in 1848.He was principal of theJacksonville Female Academy 1848-1852 and of theJacksonville Male Academy 1853-1857.Caldwell edited the Jacksonville Republican in 1851 and 1852 and assumed the editorship of the Sunny South in 1855.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1857 and 1858.
He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice inJacksonville, Alabama.
During theCivil War enlisted in theConfederate States Army and organized Company A of the Tenth Alabama Regiment, from St. Clair and Calhoun Counties, and served throughout the war.He was promoted to major and then to lieutenant colonel.He served in the Army of Virginia.
Caldwell was elected solicitor for the tenth judicial circuit in 1863 but was deposed by the Provisional Governor in 1865.He was reelected the same year, and in 1867 was removed from office for refusing to obey military orders.
Caldwell was first elected to congress on November 5, 1872 as a fusion candidate of theLiberal Republican andDemocratic parties. He received 62.62% of the vote. He was elected to representAlabama's 5th congressional district, which at the time encompassed the most north-eastern part of Alabama.
He was re-elected in 1874 as a straight Democrat with 59.19% of the vote. Caldwell was a member of theForty-third andForty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877).He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Forty-fourth Congress).He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
He resumed the practice of law.He died inJacksonville, Alabama, September 4, 1902.He was interred in Jacksonville Cemetery.
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