The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-13
THE TOWN
MOURNS LOSS
Mayor Cauldwell'S Useful Life
Closed on the Afternoon
Of Easter Sunday.
HIS LIFE AND HIS SERVICES

Morristown was inexpressibly
shocked on Sunday afternoon when
the word YVES given out that Mayor
Thomas w. Cauldwell had passed
away at a quarter of four at his resi-
dence on Elm street. He was taken
with an attack of the grip on the
Monday previous and later in the week
pluro-pneumonia set in; still it was
believed that he had fighting chance
for his life and his, death was a sur
prise to the citizens Of the town, al
though prayers were offered for his
recovery at the morning services OF
the churches. In addition to his wife
and two daughters there was at his
bedside when he died his mother, Mrs.
William A. Cauldwell, and his brother,
DIR. Charles Cauldwell. The former
had been summoned by'telephone and
reached the bedside of her son to find
him unconscious but still living His
eldest daughter YVES staying with
friends at Atlantic City fora week or
SO but arrived home on Saturday. He
leaves widow, formerly Miss Caroline
johnson, of New York, and two child
ren, Elizabeth and Helen.
Thomas w. Cauldwell was the son
of William A. Cauldwell, one of the
leading merchants of New York city,
succeeding his father in the china inn
porting business, and was lalso promi-
nent in the religious activities of tnat
city. The deceased was born in 1859,
grew up in New York, was graduated
from Princeton College in the class of
1881. He read law and wasN admitted
to the bar in 1883 and has since prac-
ticed law in New York, with offices
recently at 80 Broad street. His spec
ial line was reality business and the
management OF estates. In 1888 Short
ly after his aunt Mrs. Caroline Cauld-
we'll Bishop, purchased the property
on Elm street, SO long occupied by
her, he erected a house on portion OF
the property which he has occupied
since, Upon coming to town Mr..
CauldweIl joined the First Baptist
Church and has since been one OF its
most faithful and efficient members.
serving many years upon it's board OF
trustees and in other ways advancing
its interests.
Not being in robust health Mr..
Cauldwell was compelled to spend
much time in the open air, and being
of social disposition consequently
identified himself with the Morris
town Field Club, the Morris County
Golf Club and the Wnippany River
Club, taking an active part in their
management. He was also member
, of the Morristown club. His measure
of service was never given by the
sense of proportion but BY the extent
of his ability and that was stretched
at times to the injury to his health.
His reputation for sound counselled
him to be chosen as manager OF finan-
cial institutions and he was director
and vice president of the Morristown
Trust Company, and of the Morris
town Safe Deposit Company, and also
adirector of the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company Of Newark.
Mr.. Cauldwell always took good
citizens interest in politics and served
for years on the First Ward Republi-
can Committee, although he would
not admit that he was rabid partisan.
He was always outsp0ken for clean
politics and believed that the best
men should be chosen for Office. He
was one of the originatorS of the Civic
Association and its first president.
He worked indefatigably for the i'm
provement of civic conditions in Nor
ristown and when he deemed that it
was necessary for the public welfare
gave time and means to the organiza-
tion OF an independent lighting COM
pany and had the satisfaction of see
ing vastly improved condition in
street lighting, Nothing but stern
sense of duty led him to consent to be
candidate for the mayoralUy last
fall, and the people showed their faith
in him by giving him majority Of
256. He was a member of the first
sewerage commission in Morristown
and did large amount of pioneer
work which made the project sue
cess in the end.
The funeral service will be held in
the First Baptist Church on Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, being
conducted by the Rev. Alexander Mac
Coll, assisted by the Rev. DR. r. B.
Hull. The music will be rendered by
quartet from New York. The in
terment will be in the Evergreen GEM
etery.
:, Owing to the limited seating capa-
city the pews in the main part Of the
church will be reserved for friends of
the family and officials until they are
seated.
Goes to washington to Wed.
Miss Leola Muchmore, daughter OF