City: Trenton
CALDWELL, Waller Cochran, lawyer; born Obion Co., Tenn., May 14, 1849; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Isaac Willis and Sarah E. (Whipple) CALDWELL; father, farmer; educated at Union City and Lebanon, Tenn.; graduated at Lebanon Law School, LL.B. degree, 1872, and later received LL.D. degree; reared on a farm; married Ella GREEN, daughter of Judge Nathan GREEN, Oct. 22, 1874; Democrat; judge of the Court of Referees, 1883-1886, Judge of the Supreme Court of Tennessee for state at large, two terms, 1886-1894, 1894-1902; member Southern Presbyterian church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
