John Caldwell
American politician
Died when: 66 years 247 days (800 months)Star Sign: Cancer
John Caldwell (4 July 1849 – 7 March 1916) was a nineteenth-century farmer and timber man of northern Michigan, associated with Missaukee County, Michigan.He was employed for several years by the Mitchell Brothers Company, a land agent firm in several states, dealing with large tracts of timber for making lumber.
He homesteaded 100 acres, and had a diversified system of farming that proved successful.He was associated with different agricultural societies, including the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry.
He involved himself with community matters, and was at one time or another a highway commissioner, school superintendent, township clerk, township treasurer, justice of the peace, and township supervisor.
He was the county treasurer of Missaukee County for four years, and their supervisor for ten years.He had close ties with Escanaba, Lake City, Cadillac and Manton, Michigan.
Caldwell was Republican member of the Michigan State House of Representatives for two terms, from 1897 through 1900.He represented the Wexford district, comprising the counties of Wexford, Missaukee and Clare.
He was an authority on property tax assessment, especially for northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.He was involved with developing various laws for the state of Michigan.
He was employed by the state of Michigan as a tax assessor for land and property taxation on sawmills in various counties, including Missaukee County in the Lower Peninsula and Delta County in the Upper Peninsula.
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