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Walter G. Caldwell

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Walter G. Caldwell
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Waukesha 1 district
In office
1933 - January 28, 1934
Preceded byEvan G. Davies[1]
Succeeded byLyle E. Douglass[1]
Personal details
Born(1886-02-19)February 19, 1886
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 28, 1934(1934-01-28) (aged 47)
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFlorence Wettig Caldwell
EducationMarquette University
University of Wisconsin

Walter Gaynor Caldwell (February 19, 1886 – January 28, 1934) was an American civil engineer and politician.

Born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Caldwell graduated from Pewaukee High School. He then went to Marquette University and then received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from University of Wisconsin. He worked for the Wisconsin Highway Commission. Caldwell also served as Waukesha County surveyor and county engineer. He also worked for the Waukesha, Wisconsin public works department. In 1933, Caldwell served in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a Democrat. Caldwell died in a hospital in Madison, Wisconsin from pneumonia as a result of abdominal surgery.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Collection". lrbdigital.legis.wisconsin.gov.
  2. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1933,' Biographical Sketch of Walter G. Caldwell, pg. 258
  3. ^ 'Caldwell Is Dead, Age 48,' Manitowoc Herald Times, January 29, 1934, pg. 1