Biographies
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio
Embracing the Counties of
Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning
Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, with a
Biography of each,
together with Portraits and Biographies of Joshua R. Giddings, Benjamin
F. Wade,
and a large number of the Early Settlers and
Representative Families of to-day.
"Biography is the only true history." - Emerson
CHICAGO:
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893
Transcribed by Sharon Wick
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PATTERSON C. CALDWELL - The
large and extensive interests that center at Youngstown afford ample
opportunities for the exercise of the ability possessed by its
leading business men, who have thus been enabled to lay the
foundations of fortunes which are constantly increasing with every
succeeding year. Among those thus representative is
Patterson T. Caldwell, secretary and treasurer of the Youngstown
Gas Company and the Mahoning Electric Light Company, who was born in
Beaver, Lawrence county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9, 1839, a son of
William and Mary (Duff) Caldwell, both natives of Pennsylvania.
The family originated in Ireland and Scotland, and belonged to the
landed nobility, having a coat of arms. Protestant in religion, they
were stoical and sturdy in disposition and took kindly to the faith,
doctrines and communion of the Presbyterian Church. Throughout
the entire history of the family, no taint or blemish has spotted
its fair name, all taking pride in upholding its honor and prestige.
William Caldwell, the great-grandfather of our subject, a
nobleman by birth, came from Scotland to the United States, settling
in Pennsylvania. His children were: William, our
subject’s grandfather; Daniel; Robert; Jane,
who married John Johnson; Nancy, who married
William Smiley; Peggy, who married a Mr.
Anderson ; and Martha, who married William
Nesbit—all of whom are now deceased. William
Caldwell, our subject's grand father, was born in Washington
county, Pennsylvania, but later moved to Beaver, now Lawrence
county, where he resided on a farm and died there at the age of
seventy-three years, a member of the Presbyterian Church. He
was married to Miss Mary McEwen, also a member
of the Presbyterian Church, who bore him eight children: William
Smiley; John; Robert; William; MaryAnn,
who died at the age of eighteen years; Jane, wife of John
Ripple, who moved to Mahoning county in 1858; Nancy,
wife of A. Shaffer, a resident of Youngstown, and the oldest
of the name now living; and Margaret, wife of Edwin
Still, who is now deceased, having died in 1846, aged about
twenty-seven years.
The parents of our subject were William and Mary
(Duff) Caldwell, both natives of Pennsylvania, where the former
carried on the occupation of farming. Although he enlisted in
1861, he was not accepted owing to ill health. Both he and his
wife were life-long members of the Presbyterian Church, dying in
that faith, he in 1881, and she in 1885, both having been born in
1813.Mrs. Caldwell’s parents were William and
Mary Duff, the former a native of Ireland, who came to
this country at the age of sixteen, and the latter a native of
Pennsylvania. Our subject is the second in a family of three
children, namely: William, a merchant of Harlansburg,
Pennsylvania; our subject, and James, who is now serving as
Postmaster at Sharon, Pennsylvania, having received his appointment
under the Harrison administration.
During the late war P. T. Caldwell enlisted in
Company G, Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteers, and was elected Orderly
Sergeant. The company was stationed at Gallipolis and did some
effective work in West Virginia. Both brothers of P. T.
Caldwell enlisted for the war and saw years of hard service.
Our subject was educated at Canfield, Ohio, and the
College of Cannonsburg (Jefferson College), Pennsylvania.
After graduating he engaged in teaching for ten years in Canfield
and then was made superintendent of the schools of Youngstown for
five years, his term of service ending in 1873, during which time he
gave the most uniform and general satisfaction. At that date
he received an offer to take charge of the coal companies of
Brown, Bonnell & Company and Himrod Furnace
Company, which he accepted and retained for thirteen years, but in
1886 resigned his position and went West, where he remained two
years. He has retained his present position since 1877 and
came to Youngstown in 1865.
Mr. Caldwell was married Dec. 24, 1868,
to Miss Julia I. Cornell, a most cultivated and pleasant
lady, a daughter of Gideon and Julia A. Cornell, then
residents of Youngstown. Our subject and his wife have two
children, namely: Augustus Backus, who is engaged by the gas
company as plumber; and Amy, who is attending the public
schools at Youngstown. Both parents are members of the
Presbyterian Church, in which our subject is an Elder and has charge
of the Bible class in the Sunday-school of which he was
superintendent for many years. In political matters he is an
ardent Republican, and takes pleasure in upholding the platform and
measures of his party on all occasions. Mr. Caldwell
is one of the sound and reliable business men of Youngstown, and his
many admirable qualities have tended to make him popular with all
classes with whom he comes in contact.
Source:
Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio
Embracing the Counties of
Ashtabula, Trumbull and Mahoning - Publ. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing
Company, 1893 - Page 489 |
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