Robert Porter Caldwell

Robert Porter Caldwell

Robert Porter Caldwell (born December 16, 1821 in Adair County , Kentucky , †  March 12, 1885 in Trenton , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Caldwell came to Henry County in Tennessee with his parents when he was still young . The family later moved to Obion County . Caldwell attended public schools in Troy and Lebanon . After a subsequent law degree in Troy and his admission as a lawyer in 1845, he began to work in Trenton in his new profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In 1847 and 1848 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee ; from 1855 to 1856 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1858 he became the chief attorney in the 16th District of Tennessee. During the Civil War , Caldwell was a major in a Tennessee infantry unit in the Confederate Army .

In the 1870 congressional election , Caldwell was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the seventh constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Isaac Roberts Hawkins on March 4, 1871 . Since he was not nominated for re-election by his party in 1872, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1873 . After leaving the US House of Representatives, Caldwell returned to work as a lawyer. He died on March 12, 1885 in Trenton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Robert Porter Caldwell in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert Porter Caldwell in the database of Find a Grave (English)