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Joseph Pearson Caldwell (March 5, 1808 – June 30, 1853) was a
Congressional Representative A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The t ...
from
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
; born near Olin, North Carolina, March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near
Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The population was 28,419 at the time of the 2020 census. Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. It is part ...
; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the
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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. His son, Joseph Pearson Caldwell, Jr. (18531911, more commonly referred to as J.P. Caldwell), was the editor of the ''Landmark'' newspaper in
Statesville, North Carolina Statesville is a city in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. The population was 28,419 at the time of the 2020 census. Statesville was established in 1789 by an act of the North Carolina Legislature. It is part ...
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Thirty-second United States Congress The 32nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851, ...
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Thirty-first United States Congress The 31st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1849, ...


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U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory
Caldwell, John T. Caldwell, John T. Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives Caldwell, John T. Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly {{NorthCarolina-politician-stub