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Henry Clay Caldwell

Henry Clay Caldwell

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1832 in Marshall County, VA (now WV)

Died 1915 in Los Angeles, CA

FJC ID: 354

Henry Clay Caldwell (September 4, 1832 – February 15, 1915) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas and later was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Army
    1861–1864
  2. Iowa
    State representative · 1859–1861
  3. Van Buren County, Iowa
    Prosecutor · 1856–1858
  4. Private practice, Keosauqua, Iowa
    1852–1856

Appointments

  1. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1891–1903 (None (assignment))
    Term ended: Retirement
  2. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
    1890–1903
    Term ended: retire_vol
  3. U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit
    1890–1903 · Appointed by Benjamin Harrison (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement
  4. Arkansas Western District Court
    1864–1871 · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  5. Arkansas Eastern District Court
    1864–1890 · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Read law
    1851