Alexander Caldwell

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Alexander Caldwell
United States Senator from Kansas
In office March 4, 1871 – March 24, 1873
Preceded by	Edmund G. Ross
Succeeded by	Robert Crozier
Personal details
Born	March 1, 1830(1830-03-01) Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania
Died	May 19, 1917(1917-05-19) (aged 87) Kansas City, Missouri
Political party	Republican

Alexander Caldwell (March 1, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was a U.S. Senator from Kansas. Born at Drakes Ferry, Pennsylvania, he attended public schools, and enlisted in 1847 as a private in the Mexican-American War. He moved to Columbia, Pennsylvania, in 1848, was employed in a bank and subsequently went into business for himself.

He moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1861 and engaged in the transportation of military supplies to the various posts on the plains. He was engaged in the building of railroads, especially the Missouri River and Kansas Central Railroad. He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1871, to March 24, 1873, when he resigned in the face of a movement to expel him for bribery and corruption.^[1] From 1877 to 1897, he manufactured wagons and carriages, and from 1897 to 1915 he was president of the First National Bank of Leavenworth.

Caldwell died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1917. He is interred at Mount Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth.

References

• Alexander Caldwell at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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