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CALDWELL, Joseph Pearson (1808-1853)

Whig of North Carolina

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1849-1853

Total roll-call votes cast: 886

Biography

Representative from North Carolina; born near Olin, Iredell County, N.C., March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near Statesville, N.C.; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the State senate in 1833 and 1834; member of the State house of commons 1838-1844; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for renomination in 1852; died in Statesville, N.C., June 30, 1853; interment in Old Statesville Cemetery.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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