John A. Caldwell

John Alexander Caldwell
25th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
In office January 8, 1900 – January 13, 1902
Governor	George K. Nash
Preceded by	Asa W. Jones
Succeeded by	Carl L. Nippert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1889 – May 4, 1894
Preceded by	Charles Elwood Brown
Succeeded by	Jacob H. Bromwell
Mayor of Cincinnati
In office 1894–1897
Preceded by	John B. Mosby
Succeeded by	Gustav Tafel
Personal details
Born	(1852-04-21)April 21, 1852 Fairhaven, Ohio
Died	May 24, 1927(1927-05-24) (aged 75) Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Cincinnati Law School

John Alexander Caldwell (April 21, 1852 – May 24, 1927) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born in Fairhaven, Ohio, 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 Cincinnati Law School in 1876. He was admitted to the bar the same year. He again engaged in teaching. He commenced the practice of law in Cincinnati, Ohio, 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 Republican 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 mayor of Cincinnati 1894-1897. The 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio 1900-1902.

Caldwell was elected judge of the court of common pleas in 1902, and served until his death in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 24, 1927. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "John A. Caldwell (id: C000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 
• John A. Caldwell at Find a Grave

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of Ohio
Governors	Tiffin Kirker Huntington Meigs Looker Worthington E. Brown Trimble Morrow Trimble McArthur Lucas Vance Shannon Corwin Shannon T. Bartley M. Bartley Bebb Ford Wood Medill Chase Dennison Tod Brough Anderson J. D. Cox Hayes Noyes Allen Hayes Young Bishop Foster Hoadly Foraker Campbell McKinley Bushnell Nash Herrick Pattison Harris Harmon J. M. Cox Willis J. M. Cox Davis Donahey Cooper White Davey Bricker Lausche Herbert Lausche J. Brown O'Neill DiSalle Rhodes Gilligan Rhodes Celeste Voinovich Hollister Taft Strickland Kasich
Lieutenant Governors	Medill Myers Ford Welker Kirk Stanton Anderson McBurney Lee Mueller Hart Young Curtiss Fitch Hickenlooper Richards Warwick Kennedy Conrad Lyon Lampson Marquis Harris Jones Caldwell Nippert Gordon Harding Harris Treadway Pomerene Nichols Greenlund Arnold Bloom C. Brown Bloom Lewis Bloom Pickrel Braden J. T. Brown Pickrel Sawyer Mosier Yoder Herbert Nye Herbert Nye J. W. Brown Herbert Donahey J. W. Brown Celeste Voinovich Shoemaker Leonard DeWine Hollister O'Connor Bradley Johnson Fisher Taylor

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd congressional district
Alexander Campbell Ross Woods Shields Corwin Webster Weller Cunningham Fisher Campbell Harrison Groesbeck Gurley Long Hayes Cary Stevenson Banning Young Jordan Brown Caldwell Bromwell Goebel Allen Heintz Stephens Tatgenhorst Hess Bigelow Hess Wagner Hess Clancy Luken Gradison Portman Schmidt Wenstrup

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