Walter Gaynor Caldwell (February 19, 1886 – January 28, 1934) was an American civil engineer and politician. Born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Caldwell graduated from Pewaukee High School. He then went to

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and then received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from

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. He worked for the Wisconsin Highway Commission. Caldwell also served as Waukesha County surveyor and county engineer. He also worked for the

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public works department. In 1933, Caldwell served in the

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and was a

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. Caldwell died in a hospital in

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from pneumonia as a result of abdominal surgery.'Caldwell Is Dead, Age 48,' Manitowoc Herald Times, January 29, 1934, pg. 1

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1886 births 1934 deaths People from Pewaukee, Wisconsin Marquette University alumni American civil engineers County officials in Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering alumni 20th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{US-engineer-stub