Joseph Pearson Caldwell

Joseph Pearson Caldwell, (1808 - 1853) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Olin, North Carolina, March 5, 1808; attended Bethany Academy, near Statesville, North Carolina; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Statesville, N.C.; served in the State senate in 1833 and 1834; member of the State house of commons 1838-1844; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1853); was not a candidate for renomination in 1852; died in Statesville, N.C., June 30, 1853; interment in Old Statesville Cemetery.

See also

* Thirty-second United States Congress
* Thirty-first United States Congress
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000037 U.S. Congressional Biographical Directory]