Patrick C. Caldwell
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Patrick Calhoun Caldwell (March 10, 1801 – November 22, 1855) was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
.
Born near Newberry, South Carolina
, Caldwell was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina
) at Columbia in 1820.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in South Carolina.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1838-1839.
Caldwell was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-eighth Congress.
He served in the State senate in 1848.
He died in South Carolina November 22, 1855.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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Born near Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry, South Carolina
Newberry is a city in Newberry County, South Carolina, 43 miles west -northwest of Columbia. The charter was adopted in 1894. In 1890, 3,020 people lived in Newberry, South Carolina; in 1900, 4,607; in 1910, 5,028; and in 1940, 7,510. The population was 10,580 at the 2000 census. It is the county...
, Caldwell was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
) at Columbia in 1820.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in South Carolina.
He served as member of the State house of representatives 1838-1839.
Caldwell was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-eighth Congress.
He served in the State senate in 1848.
He died in South Carolina November 22, 1855.