George Alfred Caldwell (1814 - 1866)

Born 18 Oct 1814 in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, United States

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Died 17 Sep 1866 at age 51 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

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George was born in 1814. He was the son of William Caldwell. He passed away in 1866.

George Alfred Caldwell (October 18, 1814 – September 17, 1866) was a United States representative from Kentucky's 4th Congressional district from 1843 to 1845 and 1849 to 1851. He also served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1839 to 1840.

In "The Old Free State Vol II" by Landon Bell, he is named George Alford Caldwell, and his birthday is also different, listed as 8 October 1814, though his death and other information are consistent with these records.

Early life George Caldwell was born in Columbia, Kentucky, where he attended the common schools. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1837 and commenced practice in Adair County, Kentucky.

Career Caldwell was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1839 and 1840. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). During his term, he served as chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Twenty-eighth Congress).

At the outbreak of the Mexican–American War, Caldwell was commissioned major and quartermaster of volunteers on June 26, 1846. He was promoted on several occasions including to Major of Infantry March 3, 1847,[citation needed] and Major of Voltigeurs[1] on April 9, 1847. He was made a brevetted lieutenant colonel September 13, 1847, for service in the Battle of Chapultepec, Mexico and honorably mustered out August 25, 1848.

Caldwell was elected to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851) where he again served the chairman, Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Thirty-first Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Thirty-second Congress.

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Louisville, Kentucky with his brother Isaac Caldwell.[2] He was a delegate to the Union National Convention at Philadelphia in 1866.

Personal life Caldwell died in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 17, 1866.[1] He was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.[3]

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #7095835

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Caldwell_(politician)

• https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000031

• https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_s_wTAAAAYAAJ/page/n281/mode/2up?q=caldwell

• https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=pckBAAAAMAAJ&pg=GBS.PA190