John W. Caldwell
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John William Caldwell (January 15, 1837 - July 4, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Russellville, Kentucky, Caldwell attended the common schools and Bethel College. He moved with his uncle to Texas in 1850, where he worked on a farm. He engaged as a clerk and as a surveyor. He returned to Kentucky and studied law in the Louisville University. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Russellville, Kentucky. Volunteered as a private in the Confederate States Army in 1861 and was immediately elected captain of the "Logan Grays". He was promoted to major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel of the Ninth Regiment, Kentucky Infantry. He resumed the practice of law in Russellville in 1865.
Caldwell was elected judge of the Logan County Court in 1866 and reelected in 1870.
Caldwell was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1877-March 3, 1883). He declined to be a candidate for reelection. He served as president of the Logan County Bank. He died in Russellville, Kentucky, July 4, 1903. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery.
