Member Biography

James A. Caldwell 

Pennsylvania Senate Seal
Sessions Office Position District Party
1837-1838       6 Democrat
1839       6 Democrat
1840       6 Democrat

COUNTIES: York, Lancaster  


Biography

07/26/1796 - 07/29/1845

James A. Caldwell (D6) Lancaster and York Counties 1836-1840
Early Life:

James A. Caldwell, born July 26, 1796, Pennsylvania; son of William Oliver and Alice Cooper Boyd Caldwell; operated, slate quarry, Peach Bottom, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; elected, director of the poor, Lancaster County, 1811-1814; unsuccessful campaign, sheriff, Lancaster County, 1815; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1819-1820, 1828-1829, 1829-1830 terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection, House of Representatives, 1821, 1831, 1832; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1836-1840; married, Adeline Maxwell Caldwell, children, Harriett Caldwell, Robert M Caldwell, Adeline Kirk; died, July 29, 1845 (aged 48–49); interment, Boyd Cemetery, Peach Bottom, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, director of the poor, Lancaster County, 1811-1814.
Unsuccessful campaign, sheriff, Lancaster County, 1815.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1819-1820, 1828-1829, 1829-1830 terms; unsuccessful campaign for reelection, House of Representatives, 1821, 1831, 1832.
Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th District, Lancaster and York Counties, 1836-1840.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website

Cited:

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

James A Caldwell (1796-1845) - Find a Grave Memorial