James Erwin Caldwell | |
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Born | September 18, 1854
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 26, 1944
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker |
Spouse | May Winston |
Children | Rogers Caldwell |
James Erwin Caldwell (September 18, 1854 – September 26, 1944) was an American businessman and banker from Tennessee. He served as the President of the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, later taken over by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (now part of AT&T), which installed telephones across the Southern United States.
James Erwin Caldwell was born on September 18, 1854, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Caldwell acquired a controlling interested in the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1890. [1] The firm installed telephones in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, as well as Southern Illinois and Indiana. [1] By 1912, its capitalization was US$20,000,000. [1] Caldwell served as its President until 1912, [1] when he became its Chairman. [2] That same year, it merged with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Caldwell served as its President. [1]
Caldwell was a large shareholder of the Fourth National Bank. [3] When it merged with the Third National Bank of St. Louis in 1912, he became President of the First and Fourth National Bank of Nashville. [3] The new bank was headquartered in The Stahlman in Downtown Nashville. [3] The bank merged with the American National Bank in 1930. [1] He retired shortly after. [1] However, by 1932, Caldwell was sued for fraud regarding the sale of shares during the merger. [4]
Caldwell was a major shareholder of the Rodessa Oil and Land Co. [5] In 1937, he was ordered by the chancery court to surrender his stock to cover some of his son Rogers's debt to the State of Tennessee. [5]
Caldwell recommended John Trotwood Moore for State Librarian and Archivist of Tennessee to Governor Albert H. Roberts in 1919. [6]
Caldwell married May Winston. They resided at Longview, an antebellum mansion in Nashville, now owned by Lipscomb University. They had several children, including Rogers Caldwell, known as the " J.P. Morgan of the South."
Caldwell died on September 26, 1944, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Erwin Caldwell | |
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Born | September 18, 1854
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
Died | September 26, 1944
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Businessman, banker |
Spouse | May Winston |
Children | Rogers Caldwell |
James Erwin Caldwell (September 18, 1854 – September 26, 1944) was an American businessman and banker from Tennessee. He served as the President of the Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company, later taken over by Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (now part of AT&T), which installed telephones across the Southern United States.
James Erwin Caldwell was born on September 18, 1854, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Caldwell acquired a controlling interested in the Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1890. [1] The firm installed telephones in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, as well as Southern Illinois and Indiana. [1] By 1912, its capitalization was US$20,000,000. [1] Caldwell served as its President until 1912, [1] when he became its Chairman. [2] That same year, it merged with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, and Caldwell served as its President. [1]
Caldwell was a large shareholder of the Fourth National Bank. [3] When it merged with the Third National Bank of St. Louis in 1912, he became President of the First and Fourth National Bank of Nashville. [3] The new bank was headquartered in The Stahlman in Downtown Nashville. [3] The bank merged with the American National Bank in 1930. [1] He retired shortly after. [1] However, by 1932, Caldwell was sued for fraud regarding the sale of shares during the merger. [4]
Caldwell was a major shareholder of the Rodessa Oil and Land Co. [5] In 1937, he was ordered by the chancery court to surrender his stock to cover some of his son Rogers's debt to the State of Tennessee. [5]
Caldwell recommended John Trotwood Moore for State Librarian and Archivist of Tennessee to Governor Albert H. Roberts in 1919. [6]
Caldwell married May Winston. They resided at Longview, an antebellum mansion in Nashville, now owned by Lipscomb University. They had several children, including Rogers Caldwell, known as the " J.P. Morgan of the South."
Caldwell died on September 26, 1944, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was buried at the Mount Olivet Cemetery.