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{{Short description|American politician (1818–1874)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tod Robinson Caldwell
| name = Tod Robinson Caldwell
| image = Tod Caldwell.jpg
| image = Tod Caldwell.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1818|2|19}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1818|2|19}}
| birth_place = [[Morganton, North Carolina]]
| birth_place = [[Morganton, North Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1874|7|11|1818|2|19}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1874|7|11|1818|2|19}}
| death_place = [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]]
| death_place = [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]], U.S.
| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
| alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
| occupation = Politician, lawyer, railroad president
| occupation = Politician, lawyer, railroad president
| order = 41st [[Governor of North Carolina]]
| order = 41st [[Governor of North Carolina]]
| term = March 22, 1871 – July 11, 1874
| term = March 22, 1871 – July 11, 1874
| predecessor = [[William Woods Holden]]
| predecessor = [[William Woods Holden]]
| successor = [[Curtis Hooks Brogden]]
| successor = [[Curtis Hooks Brogden]]
| order2 = 1st [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]]
| order2 = 1st [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]]
| term2 = 1868–1871
| term2 = 1868–1871
| predecessor2 = None (office established)
| predecessor2 = None (office established)
| successor2 = [[Curtis Hooks Brogden]]
| successor2 = [[Curtis Hooks Brogden]]
| office3 = Member of the [[North Carolina Senate]]
| office3 = Member of the [[North Carolina Senate]]
| term3 = 1842–1850
| term3 = 1850–1851
| office4 = Member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina House of Commons]]
| office4 = Member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives|North Carolina House of Commons]]
| term4 = 1850
| term4 = 1842–1845, 1848–1849
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| spouse = Minerva Ruffin Cain
| spouse = {{marriage|Minerva Ruffin Cain|December 12, 1840}}
| children = 4
}}
}}


'''Tod Robinson Caldwell''' (February 19, 1818{{spnd}}July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the [[List of Governors of North Carolina|41st]] [[Governor of North Carolina|Governor]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]] from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874. He was a son of John Caldwell (1779–1857) and Hannah Pickett Robinson (1794–1875).
'''Tod Robinson Caldwell''' (February 19, 1818{{spnd}}July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the [[List of Governors of North Carolina|41st governor]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Carolina]] from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874.


He was born in Morganton, [[Burke County, North Carolina]] where he had a home for most of his life. Caldwell attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], graduating on June 4, 1840.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Weekly Raleigh Register |location= Raleigh North Carolina|date=June 26, 1840|page=4}}</ref> He was a member of [[The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies|Dialectic Senate]]. He was examined by the Supreme Court and admitted to Superior Court Practice (much like passing a [[bar examination]]) in June 1841, becoming solicitor for Burke County.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Raleigh Register |location=Raleigh, North Carolina|date=June 18, 1841|page=3}}</ref> In 1842 he was elected a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in which he served two sessions. In 1850 he represented Burke County in the state senate. After the close of the Civil War he was a member of the Reconstruction Convention, and President of Western North Carolina Railroad.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Weekly Ansonian |location=Polkton, North Carolina|date=July 16, 1874|page=2}}</ref>
He was a son of John Caldwell and Hannah Pickett Robinson. He was born in [[Morganton, North Carolina]], where he had a home for most of his life. Caldwell attended the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], graduating on June 4, 1840.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Weekly Raleigh Register |location= Raleigh North Carolina|date=June 26, 1840|page=4}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies|Dialectic Society]]. He was examined by the Supreme Court and admitted to Superior Court Practice (much like passing a [[bar examination]]) in June 1841, becoming solicitor for Burke County.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Raleigh Register |location=Raleigh, North Carolina|date=June 18, 1841|page=3}}</ref> In 1842 he was elected a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in which he served two sessions. In 1850 he represented Burke County in the state senate. After the close of the Civil War he was a member of the Reconstruction Convention, and President of Western North Carolina Railroad.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Weekly Ansonian |location=Polkton, North Carolina|date=July 16, 1874|page=2}}</ref>
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Caldwell was elected the first [[lieutenant governor of North Carolina]] in 1868, the same year the [[Constitution of North Carolina|state constitution]] had created the office. He became governor in 1871 upon the impeachment and conviction of Governor [[William Woods Holden]]. Caldwell was elected governor in his own right in 1872, by about two thousand majority, becoming the second Republican elected governor of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Weekly Ansonian|location=Polkton, North Carolina|date=July 16, 1874|page=2}}</ref> His areas of interest were the state debt and the state finances and the opening of the public schools which had been closed in 1863 due to lack of money. He appointed Alexander McIver as [[North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] and got a bill passed allowing private aid for public schools in order to gain funds to reopen the schools.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cheney|first1=John L.|title=North Carolina government, 1585–1979 : a narrative and statistical history|date=1981|publisher=North Carolina Dept. of the Secretary of State|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|page=179}}</ref>


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Caldwell married Minerva Ruffin Cain on December 12, 1840.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible Records of Tod Robinson and Martha Ann Terry|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/bibles/tod-robinson.txt|publisher=The USGenWeb Archives Project|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref> Tod and Minerva had at least four children: Mary Ruffin Caldwell, wife of Dr. Waighstill Collett; John "Jack" Caldwell, killed at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]]; Martha R. Caldwell, wife of Edward W. Ward; and Hannah J. Caldwell, wife of Walter Brem.<ref>1850 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 348A, Morganton, Family #214, lines 6–10;</ref><ref>1860 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 441A, Morganton PO, Family #1130, lines 20–25</ref>
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Caldwell was elected the first [[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina]] in 1868, the same year the [[North Carolina Constitution|state constitution]] had created the office. He became governor in 1871 upon the impeachment and conviction of Governor [[William Woods Holden]]. Caldwell was elected governor in his own right in 1872, by about two thousand majority, becoming the second Republican elected governor of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Weekly Ansonian|location=Polkton, North Carolina|date=July 16, 1874|page=2}}</ref> His areas of interest were the state debt and the state finances and the opening of the public schools which had been closed in 1863 due to lack of money. He appointed Alexander McIver as [[North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] and got a bill passed allowing private aid for public schools in order to gain funds to reopen the schools.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cheney|first1=John L.|title=North Carolina government, 1585–1979 : a narrative and statistical history|date=1981|publisher=North Carolina Dept. of the Secretary of State|location=Raleigh, North Carolina|page=179}}</ref>


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Shortly after arriving on July 9, 1874, at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina to attend the railroad's stockholders' meeting, Caldwell became very ill and died unexpectedly two days later on July 11, 1874.<ref name="auto">{{cite journal|journal=The Charlotte Democrat|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=July 13, 1874|page=3}}</ref> Newspaper reports stated he died from [[cholera morbus]].<ref name="auto"/> His body was returned to the state capital to lie in state after which his body was carried to Morganton and buried in the family plot in Forest Hill Cemetery.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Gov. Caldwell's Remains|journal=The Daily Charlotte Observer|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=July 14, 1874|page=1, Column 5}}</ref>
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Caldwell married Minerva Ruffin Cain on December 12, 1840.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bible Records of Tod Robinson and Martha Ann Terry|website=http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lowndes/bibles/tod-robinson.txt|publisher=The USGenWeb Archives Project|accessdate=August 14, 2014}}</ref> Tod and Minerva had at least four children: Mary Ruffin Caldwell, wife of Dr. Waighstill Collett; John "Jack" Caldwell, killed at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]]; Martha R. Caldwell, wife of Edward W. Ward; and Hannah J. Caldwell, wife of Walter Brem.<ref>1850 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 348A, Morganton, Family #214, lines 6–10;</ref><ref>1860 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 441A, Morganton PO, Family #1130, lines 20–25</ref>

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Shortly after arriving on July 9, 1874 at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina to attend the railroad's stockholders' meeting, Caldwell became very ill and died unexpectedly two days later on July 11, 1874.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Charlotte Democrat|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=July 13, 1874|page=3}}</ref> Newspaper reports stated he died from [[cholera morbus]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Charlotte Democrat|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=July 13, 1874|page=3}}</ref> His body was returned to the state capital to lie in state after which his body was carried to Morganton and buried in the family plot in Forest Hill Cemetery.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Gov. Caldwell's Remains|journal=The Daily Charlotte Observer|location=Charlotte, North Carolina|date=July 14, 1874|page=1, Column 5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Findagrave.com|website=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7723472}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:23, 12 December 2024

Tod Robinson Caldwell
41st Governor of North Carolina
In office
March 22, 1871 – July 11, 1874
Preceded byWilliam Woods Holden
Succeeded byCurtis Hooks Brogden
1st Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office
1868–1871
Preceded byNone (office established)
Succeeded byCurtis Hooks Brogden
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1850–1851
Member of the North Carolina House of Commons
In office
1842–1845, 1848–1849
Personal details
Born(1818-02-19)February 19, 1818
Morganton, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 1874(1874-07-11) (aged 56)
Hillsborough, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Minerva Ruffin Cain
​
(m. 1840)​
Children4
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OccupationPolitician, lawyer, railroad president

Tod Robinson Caldwell (February 19, 1818 – July 11, 1874) was an American lawyer and the 41st governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1871 until his death in Hillsborough in North Carolina in 1874.

He was a son of John Caldwell and Hannah Pickett Robinson. He was born in Morganton, North Carolina, where he had a home for most of his life. Caldwell attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduating on June 4, 1840.[1] He was a member of the Dialectic Society. He was examined by the Supreme Court and admitted to Superior Court Practice (much like passing a bar examination) in June 1841, becoming solicitor for Burke County.[2] In 1842 he was elected a member of the North Carolina House of Commons in which he served two sessions. In 1850 he represented Burke County in the state senate. After the close of the Civil War he was a member of the Reconstruction Convention, and President of Western North Carolina Railroad.[3] Caldwell was elected the first lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 1868, the same year the state constitution had created the office. He became governor in 1871 upon the impeachment and conviction of Governor William Woods Holden. Caldwell was elected governor in his own right in 1872, by about two thousand majority, becoming the second Republican elected governor of North Carolina.[4] His areas of interest were the state debt and the state finances and the opening of the public schools which had been closed in 1863 due to lack of money. He appointed Alexander McIver as Superintendent of Public Instruction and got a bill passed allowing private aid for public schools in order to gain funds to reopen the schools.[5]

Caldwell married Minerva Ruffin Cain on December 12, 1840.[6] Tod and Minerva had at least four children: Mary Ruffin Caldwell, wife of Dr. Waighstill Collett; John "Jack" Caldwell, killed at Gettysburg; Martha R. Caldwell, wife of Edward W. Ward; and Hannah J. Caldwell, wife of Walter Brem.[7][8]

Shortly after arriving on July 9, 1874, at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina to attend the railroad's stockholders' meeting, Caldwell became very ill and died unexpectedly two days later on July 11, 1874.[9] Newspaper reports stated he died from cholera morbus.[9] His body was returned to the state capital to lie in state after which his body was carried to Morganton and buried in the family plot in Forest Hill Cemetery.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Weekly Raleigh Register. Raleigh North Carolina: 4. June 26, 1840. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ The Raleigh Register. Raleigh, North Carolina: 3. June 18, 1841. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ The Weekly Ansonian. Polkton, North Carolina: 2. July 16, 1874. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ The Weekly Ansonian. Polkton, North Carolina: 2. July 16, 1874. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Cheney, John L. (1981). North Carolina government, 1585–1979 : a narrative and statistical history. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Dept. of the Secretary of State. p. 179.
  6. ^ "Bible Records of Tod Robinson and Martha Ann Terry". The USGenWeb Archives Project. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  7. ^ 1850 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 348A, Morganton, Family #214, lines 6–10;
  8. ^ 1860 US Census, Burke County, NC, page 441A, Morganton PO, Family #1130, lines 20–25
  9. ^ a b The Charlotte Democrat. Charlotte, North Carolina: 3. July 13, 1874. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Gov. Caldwell's Remains". The Daily Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina: 1, Column 5. July 14, 1874.
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Party political offices
First Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1868 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of North Carolina
1872 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
None (office established)
 Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
1868–1871 		Succeeded by
Curtis H. Brogden
Preceded by Governor of North Carolina
1871–1874 		Succeeded by
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