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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South CarolinaCALDWELL, Patrick Calhoun
(1801—1855)
CALDWELL, Patrick Calhoun, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Newberry, S.C., March 10, 1801; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1820; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in South Carolina; member of the State house of representatives 1838-1839; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841-March 3, 1843); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-eighth Congress; served in the State senate in 1848; died in South Carolina November 22, 1855.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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