Sam Caldwell
| Samuel Shepherd Caldwell | |
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| Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office 1934–1946 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Hardy, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Clyde Fant |
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| Born |
November 4, 1999 Mooringsport, Louisiana, US |
| Died | August 14, 1953 (aged 60) Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Pauline Owen Caldwell (married 1914-1953, his death) |
| Children | Betty Ann Caldwell Morgan Burke |
| Residence | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation | Oilman |
| Religion | Presbyterian Church in the United States of America |
Samuel Shepherd Caldwell, known as Sam Caldwell (November 4, 1892 – August 14, 1953), was an oilman who served as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1934 to 1946.
The son of Samuel A. Caldwell and the former Alice Jeter, Caldwell was born and educated in Mooringsport in Caddo Parish. He then attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston. For nine years he was employed by the Kansas City Southern Railway in the accounting and auditing departments. He worked seven years for Shell Oil Company, part of that tenure as the assistant superintendent of the land department. He was thereafter an independent oil operator affiliated with the Louisiana-Arkansas division of the then Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
From 1932 to 1934, Caldwell served on the Caddo Parish Commission, then known as the police jury, the parish governing body akin to county commissions in other states. He was elected to four-year terms as mayor in 1934, 1938, and 1942. In this capacity, he worked to merge the municipal and parish boards of health into one entity and oversaw the stocking of Cross Lake, the city's water supply.
In the Caldwell administration, the city obtained the former United Service Organization center in Princess Park, which later housed the Shreveport Regional Arts Council until it was destroyed by arson. Caldwell set the eight-hour day for city fire and police personnel and lobbied for frequent pay increases for these employees. He worked to obtain $2 million in funding for the city's first low-income housing and established public dental, prenatal, and maternity clinics without increasing taxes to do so. Caldwell was responsible for the municipal acquisition of Querbes Park and established Ford Park, named for former mayor and commissioner John McWilliams Ford.
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