William Parker Caldwell
| William Parker Caldwell | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 9th district |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Barbour Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Simonton |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
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In office 1857-1859 |
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| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
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In office 1891-1893 |
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November 8, 1832 Christmasville, Tennessee |
| Died | June 7, 1903 (aged 70) Gardner, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Cumberland School of Law |
| Profession | politician |
William Parker Caldwell (November 8, 1832 – June 7, 1903) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee.
Caldwell was born in Christmasville in Carroll County, Tennessee, on November 8, 1832. He attended school at McLemoresville, Tennessee, and at Princeton, Kentucky. He studied law at Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar in 1853.
Caldwell practiced in Dresden and Union City, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1857 to 1859. He was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket of Douglas and Johnson in 1860. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1868. When the town of Gardner, Tennessee, incorporated in 1869, he became its first mayor.
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