Columbus Caldwell (September 25, 1830 – December 18, 1908) was an American farmer and politician.
Born in Charlotte, Chautauqua County, New York, Caldwell moved with his parents to Wisconsin Territory in 1836. Caldwell settled first in Kenosha, Wisconsin and then Rochester, Wisconsin. In 1849, Caldwell finally settled in Lind, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, Caldwell enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment as a private. Caldwell served in the Lind Town Board and served as chairman of the town board. He also served as Waupaca County register of deeds and was a Republican. In 1873 and 1874, Caldwell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was appointed the first commandant of the soldiers house at Waupaca, Wisconsin. Caldwell died in Waupaca, Wisconsin.
Notes
- 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1874,' Biographical Sketch of Columbus Caldwell, pg. 470
- 'Capt. Columbus Caldwell,' Waukesha Freeman, January 14, 1909, pg. 4
 | This article about a Republican Party member of the Wisconsin State Assembly born in the 1830s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1830 births
- 1908 deaths
- People from Charlotte, New York
- People from Waupaca County, Wisconsin
- People of Wisconsin in the American Civil War
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- County officials in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin city council members
- People from Wisconsin Territory
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- People from Kenosha, Wisconsin
- People from Rochester, Wisconsin
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1830s births stubs