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Caldwell family of Wheeling, West Virginia

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  James Caldwell (1770-1838) — of Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 30, 1770. Democrat. Merchant; banker; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County, 1802; Belmont County Clerk of the Court, 1806-10; member of Ohio state senate from Belmont County, 1809-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1813-17; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, Va (now W.Va.), May 5, 1838 (age 67 years, 156 days). Interment at Methodist Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.
  Relatives: Son of James Caldwell (1724-1804) and Elizabeth (Alexander) Caldwell; married to Anne Booker; father of Alfred Caldwell; grandfather of Alfred Caldwell Jr..
  Political family: Caldwell family of Wheeling, West Virginia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alfred Caldwell (1817-1868) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, June 4, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Wheeling, Va., 1850-52, 1856-58; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1860; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1861-66. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., May 3, 1868 (age 50 years, 334 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Caldwell and Anne (Booker) Caldwell; married 1839 to Martha Baird; married to Alice Wheat; father of Alfred Caldwell Jr..
  Political family: Caldwell family of Wheeling, West Virginia.
  Alfred Caldwell Jr. (1847-1925) — Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.), July 14, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1875-77; West Virginia state attorney general, 1885-93. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., March 11, 1925 (age 77 years, 240 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Martha (Baird) Caldwell and Alfred Caldwell; married 1871 to Laura Ellen Goshorn; grandson of James Caldwell.
  Political family: Caldwell family of Wheeling, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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