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Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873) was an American trained for a lawyer career that became a military leader, making Major general. ==Life== Thomas McCall Cadwalader was born on the family estate called Greenwood in Trenton, New Jersey on September 11, 1795. His father was Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823) and mother was Mary McCall (1764–1848), a descendant of the Schuyler family and the Van Cortlandt family through her ancestors Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Gertrude Schuyler;〔The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1882, pages 208-213.〕 he was their only child, except for a brother who died in childhood. He graduated from Princeton University and read law, but his career was in military service instead of as a practicing lawyer. He was appointed deputy adjutant-general of the New Jersey militia on June 2, 1830. On April 10, 1833, he became Aide-de-camp to Elias P. Seeley with rank of lieutenant colonel. On July 30, 1842, he was promoted to brigadier general. In 1856 he toured Europe to report on how the US military could be modernized. He retired from the military on January 26, 1858. After his retirement he was given an honorary brevet promotion to major general. Cadwalader died October 22, 1873, and was buried in the Friends Burying Ground at Trenton, New Jersey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas McCall Cadwalader」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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