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William B. Caldwell (June 3, 1808 – March 21, 1876) was a Democratic Party jurist in the U.S. state of Ohio who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court 1849–1854. William B. Caldwell was born on a Butler County, Ohio farm, where he stayed his first 21 years.〔Kinkead 1895 235–236〕 He entered Miami University at Oxford, Ohio in 1830, and graduated in 1835.〔〔Medico-Legal Journal 1900 page 183 of supplement〕 He studied law under John Woods of Hamilton, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in 1837. He began practice in Xenia, Ohio and moved to Cincinnati, Ohio the next year.〔〔 There he formed a partnership with General Samuel F. Cary.〔 In 1841 Caldwell was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Hamilton County, Ohio, and in 1842, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of that county. He held that position until 1849, when the Ohio General Assembly elected him to the Ohio Supreme Court.〔〔 In autumn 1851, a new constitution of the state made judges elective, and Caldwell received the most votes among 11 candidates for five positions on the court.〔Bell 1876 : 115〕 The five winners drew lots, and Caldwell was assigned a one year term.〔Gilkey 1901 : 472〕 He was re-elected in 1852 to a five-year term.〔Smith 1898 : 27〕 Caldwell resigned his seat in December, 1854,〔 and resumed his practice in Cincinnati.〔〔 Caldwell was married to Agnes Corry of Cincinnati in 1844, and was survived by a son of the same name. He died at Cincinnati March 21, 1876.〔National Cyclopedia : 545〕 He was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=The Supreme Court of Ohio & The Ohio Judicial System )〕 Caldwell married Agnes Corry on January 3, 1844. They had three children.〔 ==Notes== 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「William B. Caldwell (judge)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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