Thomas Boyd Caldwell
Thomas Boyd Caldwell (February 22, 1856 – March 26, 1932) was a Canadian politician.
Thomas Boyd Caldwell | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lanark North | |
| In office 1904–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Bennett Rosamond |
| Succeeded by | William Thoburn |
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| Born | February 22, 1856 Lanark, Canada West |
| Died | March 26, 1932 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Liberal |
Born in Lanark, Canada West, the son of Boyd Caldwell and Dinah Waugh, Caldwell was educated at the Lanark Public School and the Kingston Collegiate Institute. A woolen manufacturer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lanark North in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1900 (by only 7 votes), 1908 (by only 6 votes), and 1911. From 1883 to 1893, he was a Captain and Paymaster with the 42nd Lanark and Renfrew Battalion of Infantry.
References
- Thomas Boyd Caldwell – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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