Saturday, June 4, 2022

Caldwell, James Parks : 1841-1912

James Parks Caldwell
Born in Monroe, Butler County, Ohio, March 27, 1841.  A.B. [Bachelor of Arts], Miami University, 1857.  Teacher in Mississippi, 1858-1859.  Principal, Palmetto Academy, Panola County, Mississippi, 1860 and 1865-1866.  served as private and first lieutenant of artillery , C. S. Army, in divisions of Loring, Gardiner, Breckenridge, and Bowen.  Admitted to the bar of the state of Mississippi, 1866.  Attorney-at-law, San Bernadino, California, and Los Angeles, California, 1867-1875.  Edited newspapers in Ohio; from 1887 practiced law in Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi.  Died April 5, 1912.  Buried in cemetery at Biloxi, Mississippi.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page XII


Alpha Chapter
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
Established June 28, 1855

1857
Caldwell, James Parks, Bachelor of Arts, Attorney, Biloxi, Mississippi.  Died April 5, 1912.
~ The Sigma Chi Directory, 1929, Page 1

One of the seven founders of Sigma Chi, along with: Daniel William Cooper, Isaac M. Jordan, William Lewis Lockwood, Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Franklin Howard Scobey and Thomas Cowan Bell.
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You can visit the memorial page for James Parks Caldwell.

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