John Lawrence Caldwell
Caldwell in 1914
John Lawrence Caldwell (July 16, 1875 - December 6, 1922) was the United States Ambassador to Iran from 1914 to 1921.
Biography[]
He was born in Bourbon County, Kansas on July 16, 1875 to Thomas Anderson Caldwell and Mary Alice Hamman. He married, June 11, 1902, to Evelyne de Lambert. He worked as a school teacher and later a lawyer. He was a member of the Kansas State Senate for the 8th District, from 1901 to 1904. He was the Bourbon County Prosecuting Attorney from 1907 to 1911. He was a candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1914 to 1921. He died on December 6, 1922.[1]
References[]
- ^ "John Lawrence Caldwell". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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