Joseph Pearson Caldwell

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Joseph Pearson Caldwell (born March 5, 1808 in Olin , Iredell County , North Carolina , †  June 30, 1853 in Statesville , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Caldwell attended Bethany Academy near Statesville. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work there in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. He served in the North Carolina Senate in 1833 and 1834 . Between 1838 and 1844 he was a member of the House of Representatives of that state. Politically, he was a member of the Whig Party , founded in the 1830s .

In the congressional elections of 1848 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Nathaniel Boyden on March 4, 1849 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . It was there that discussions in the run-up to the civil war began . It was about the question of slavery and the rights of the individual states vis-à-vis the federal government.

In 1852, Joseph Caldwell renounced a new congressional candidacy. He died just a few months after the end of his term on June 30, 1853 in Statesville, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME Caldwell, Joseph Pearson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1808
PLACE OF BIRTH near Olin , North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1853
Place of death Statesville , North Carolina