Alexander Caldwell
(March 1, 1830 — May 19, 1917) Caldwell was a banker, businessman, and politician. Alexander Caldwell was born in Pennsylvania, where he lived until 1861. In 1847, Caldwell enlisted as a private in the Mexican War. After the war, he moved back to Pennsylvania, where he pursued business interests in banking. Caldwell moved to Kansas in 1861 and worked in the transportation of military supplied and built railroads. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-Second Congress, and served in the Senate from March 4, 1871 to 1873, when he resigned.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000027]
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Kansas Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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