John Alexander Caldwell (April 21, 1852 – May 24, 1927) was a

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from

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from 1889 to 1894. He also served as the 25th

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from 1900 to 1902.

Biography

Born in

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, Caldwell was educated in the common schools of his native county and also by private teachers. He taught school for several years. He was graduated from the

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in 1876. He was

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the same year. He again engaged in teaching. He commenced the practice of law in

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, in 1878. He served as prosecuting attorney of the Cincinnati police court 1881–1885. Caldwell was elected judge of the city police court in 1887. Caldwell was elected president of the Ohio League of Republican Clubs in 1887. Caldwell was elected as a

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to the Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses and served from March 4, 1889, until May 4, 1894, when he resigned. He served as

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from 1894 to 1897 and as the lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1900 to 1902. Caldwell was elected judge of the

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in 1902, and served until his death in

, May 24, 1927. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Caldwell, John Alexander Lieutenant Governors of Ohio 1852 births 1927 deaths University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Politicians from Cincinnati Ohio lawyers People from Preble County, Ohio Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery 19th-century American lawyers