C. Pope Caldwell
Charles Pope Caldwell | |
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2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | |
Preceded by | Denis O'Leary |
Succeeded by | John J. Kindred |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Texas Law School Yale Law School | June 18, 1875
Occupation | Attorney Judge |
Charles Pope Caldwell (June 18, 1875 - July 31, 1940) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1915 to 1921.
Biography
Born near
Political career
He was appointed by
Congress
Caldwell was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed the practice of law in New York City.
Later career and death
He was appointed associate justice of the court of special sessions of New York City January 1, 1926, and served until December 1935. He resumed the practice of law on Long Island. He died in Sunnyside, Queens, on July 31, 1940. His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered over his ancestral estate in Bastrop County, Texas.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- United States Congress. "C. Pope Caldwell (id: C000030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.