Ben F. Caldwell

Ben Franklin Caldwell ( born August 2, 1848 Carrollton, Illinois, † December 29, 1924 in Springfield, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1899 and 1909 he represented two times the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

In 1853 Ben Caldwell moved with his parents to the vicinity of Chatham, where he attended the public schools. Thereafter, he worked in agriculture. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. In the years 1877 and 1878 he was a member of the District Council in Sangamon County; 1882-1886 he was a deputy in the House of Representatives from Illinois. Then he sat from 1890 to 1894 in the state Senate. In those years, Caldwell was also active in the banking industry. From 1885 to 1898 he served as president of the Farmers ' National Bank of Springfield. He was also president of the Caldwell State Bank of Chatham.

In the congressional elections of 1898 Caldwell was in the 17th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican James A. Connolly on March 4, 1899. After two re- election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1905 three legislative periods. In 1904, he was not confirmed. Two years later, Caldwell was elected to Congress again in the 21st district of his state, where he completed a further term of between 4 March 1907 to 3 March 1909. In 1908, he gave up another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Ben Caldwell again worked in the banking industry. He died on December 29, 1924 in Springfield, where he was also buried.