James Caldwell (Ohio)

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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 (1770-11-30)November 30, 1770
Baltimore, Maryland
Died May 5, 1838(1838-05-05) (aged 67)
Wheeling, Virginia
Resting place Epicopal Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio
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 purchased the first lot in the village, and opened a store in 1801.[1] He bevame wealthy and was the first president of the Belmont Bank of St. Clairsville.[1] When Belmont County was organized in 1801, Northwest Territory Governor Arthur St. Clair named him Clerk of Courts.[1]

He was a Belmont county delegate to the 1802 Ohio Constitutional Convention.[2] He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1809 to 1813.

He ran for his first term in Congress in 1812 as a captain in the militia supporting the administration and the War of 1812 against Federalist candidate Bezaleel Wells. All six seats in Ohio were won by Democratic-Republicans, but Caldwell was the only one who supported the Tammany wing of the party.[3] He was elected to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses (1813-03-04 – 1817-03-03).

After he retired from Congress, he resumed business in St. Clairsville.

Ohio Presidential elector in 1820 for James Monroe.[4]

Ohio Presidential elector in 1824 for Henry Clay.[5]

Caldwell later moved to Wheeling, where he was president of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank.[3] He died in Wheeling May 5, 1838,[3] and was buried in Episcopal Cemetery, St. Clairsville.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Milligan 2003 : 239
  2. "First Constitutional Convention, Convened November 1, 1802". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications V: 131–132. 1896. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Milligan 2003 :240
  4. Taylor 1899 : 102
  5. Taylor 1899 : 145
Ohio Senate
Preceded by
Josiah Dillon
Senator from Belmont County
1809–1813
Succeeded by
Charles Hammond
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