Bernard G. Caulfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernard G. Caulfield

American politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1828

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 19-Dec-1887

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Bernard G. Caulfield

  • Bernard Gregory Caulfield (October 18, 1828 – December 19, 1887) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Illinois. Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Caulfield received a classical education.
  • He was graduated from Georgetown College, Washington, D.C.
  • in 1848, and from the University of Pennsylvania Law School at Philadelphia in 1850.
  • He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced the practice of law in Lexington, Kentucky.
  • He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1853 and continued the practice of his profession. Caulfield was elected in 1874 as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress to succeed John B.
  • Rice, who had not sought reelection; when Rice died a month after the election, Caulfield won an additional special election to complete Rice's term in the Forty-third Congress, and served from February 1, 1875 to March 3, 1877.
  • He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Forty-fourth Congress).
  • He was not a candidate for renomination in 1876. He resumed the practice of law.
  • He moved to Dakota Territory in 1878 and settled in Deadwood.
  • He continued the practice of law and became a large landowner.
  • He died in Deadwood on December 19, 1887.
  • He was interred in Calvary Cemetery, St.
  • Louis, Missouri.

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