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Thomas Boyd Caldwell

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Thomas Boyd Caldwell
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lanark North
In office
1904–1908
Preceded byBennett Rosamond
Succeeded byWilliam Thoburn
Personal details
Born(1856-02-22)February 22, 1856
Lanark, Canada West
DiedMarch 26, 1932(1932-03-26) (aged 76)
Political partyLiberal

Thomas Boyd Caldwell (February 22, 1856 – March 26, 1932) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Lanark, Canada West, the son of Boyd Caldwell and Dinah Waugh, Caldwell was educated at the Lanark Public School and the Kingston Collegiate Institute. A woolen manufacturer, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lanark North in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1900 (by only 7 votes), 1908 (by only 6 votes), and 1911. From 1883 to 1893, he was a Captain and Paymaster with the 42nd Lanark and Renfrew Battalion of Infantry.

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