Reginald Tucker Caldwell (June 11, 1885 – March 2, 1939) was a grocer, real estate broker and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Kings County in the

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from 1925 to 1933 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Rupert Caldwell and Eva Crowe. Caldwell was educated at a business college in

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. In 1912, he married Winnifred Newcombe. Calwell served on the

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town council. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Board of Censors from 1933 to 1939. Caldwell died in a hotel fire in Halifax at the age of 53.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1885 births 1939 deaths Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia MLAs Accidental deaths in Nova Scotia Deaths from fire {{ProgressiveConservative-NovaScotia-MLA-stub