Caldwell, John H. (John Henry), 1826-1902

John H. Caldwell was born in Huntsville, Alabama, on 4 April 1826. He attended Bacon College, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and began teaching school at the age of 17. In 1848 he moved to Jacksonville, Alabama, where for four years he was in charge of the Jacksonville Female Academy, and then the Male School at Jacksonville for a further four years. In 1851-1852, he edited the Jacksonville Republican, and later the Sunny South (1855-1857), when he was elected to the state legislature.

In 1859 he was admitted to the bar and was elected Solicitor of the 10th Judicial Circuit. He was reelected in 1863, but was removed by Governor Parsons in 1865. He was then re-elected to the legislature, but was removed by the military government in 1867. From 1873 to 1877 he served in the House of Representatives. In 1879 he became land agent for the state of Alabama. He died in Jacksonville on 4 September 1902.

From the guide to the John H. Caldwell papers MSS. 0258., 1886-1902, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama)