Thomas E. Caldecott, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas E. Caldecott

American mayor

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1878

Place of Birth: Chester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1951

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Thomas E. Caldecott

  • Thomas Edwin Caldecott (July 27, 1878 – July 23, 1951) was a pharmacist and politician.
  • From 1923, Caldecott served in politics in Alameda County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area until 1951.
  • The Caldecott Tunnel which is a key highway link through the Berkeley Hills is named after him.Caldecott was born in Chester, England on July 27, 1878.
  • Both of his parents were Welsh.
  • The family immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada about 1882.
  • Caldecott grew up in Canada, and obtained a pharmacy degree from the University of Toronto in 1900.
  • Thomas and his brother visited Berkeley, California, and shortly thereafter in 1903, moved their entire family there.
  • That same year, Caldecott bought a pharmacy at Dwight Way and Shattuck Avenue, later moved to Ashby Avenue and Adeline Street in the Webb Block, a building which was designated a local landmark in 2004.In 1910, Caldecott married Australian-born nurse Eveline Grooms (1888–1977), who worked at Berkeley's Alta Bates Hospital.
  • They had three children: Chester Edwin (1911–1984; an attorney), Thomas William (1914–1994; a judge and state assemblyman), and Elizabeth Fanny ("Betty") (1918–1983; an army nurse and lieutenant).Caldecott was elected to the City Council of Berkeley in 1923.
  • In 1930, he was appointed to fill out the remaining term of Mayor Michael B.
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  • He then successfully ran for the office of Mayor in 1931, serving until December 1932.
  • He was then elected as a supervisor on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, serving from 1933 until his death in 1951.
  • He was chairman of the board from 1945-1946.
  • In 1948, he formed the Alameda County Highway Committee, "to solve sectional differences over highway problems." He was also instrumental in establishing a new Alameda County Juvenile Hall, which was completed after his death.Caldecott served as the president of Joint Highway District 13, which oversaw the construction of the multi-bore Broadway Low Level Tunnel through the Berkeley Hills east of San Francisco Bay.
  • When opened in 1937, it was the longest tunnel in the State of California, and accomplished the opening up of the entire region east of the hills as a major suburb of the Bay Area.
  • At an event that year, Caldecott was honored "as the man responsible for the success of the project".
  • In 1941, Caldecott was publicly commended for his "untiring efforts" in bringing the project to a successful completion.
  • In 1960, the tunnel was re-named the "Caldecott Tunnel", in recognition of his leadership on the project.Caldecott died of a heart attack at his Berkeley home on July 23, 1951.

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