James Caldwell (Ohio)

James Caldwell
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
Preceded by new district
Succeeded by Samuel Herrick
Personal details
Born November 30, 1770(1770-11-30)
Baltimore, Maryland
Died May 5, 1838(1838-05-05) (aged 67)
Wheeling, Virginia
Political party Democratic-Republican

James Caldwell (November 30, 1770 – May 5, 1838) was the first member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Ohio's 4th congressional district.

Caldwell was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Wheeling, which was at the time in Virginia. He came to St. Clairsville, Ohio in 1799. He was a Belmont county delegate to the 1802 Ohio Constitutional Convention.[1] He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1809 to 1813. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses (1813-03-04 – 1817-03-03). He died in Wheeling May 5, 1838[2], and was buried in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

Ohio Presidential elector in 1820 for James Monroe.[3]

Ohio Presidential elector in 1824 for Henry Clay.[4]

References

  1. ^ "First Constitutional Convention, Convened November 1, 1802". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications V: 131–132. 1896. http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=detail&Page=0005131.html&StartPage=80&EndPage=132&volume=5&newtitle=Volume%205%20Page%2080. 
  2. ^ Milligan, Fred J. (2003). Ohio's Founding Fathers. Lincoln NE: iUniverse]. p. 240. ISBN 0595750397. OCLC 53472872. 
  3. ^ Taylor 1899 : 102
  4. ^ Taylor 1899 : 145
Ohio Senate
Preceded by
Josiah Dillon		 Senator from Belmont County
1809–1813		 Succeeded by
Charles Hammond