Thomas McCall Cadwalader
| Thomas McCall Cadwalader | |
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Susan Macdowell Eakins, General Thomas McCall Cadwalader Seated at a Table, 1882
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| Born |
September 11, 1795 Greenwood in New Jersey |
| Died | October 22, 1873 (aged 78) |
| Place of burial |
Friends Burying Ground Trenton, New Jersey (40°13′22″N 74°45′51″W / 40.22268°N 74.76424°WCoordinates: 40°13′22″N 74°45′51″W / 40.22268°N 74.76424°W) |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Years of service | 1830–1858 |
| Rank | Major general |
Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873) was an American who trained to be a lawyer but made his career in the military, retiring as a Major general.
Thomas McCall Cadwalader was born on the family estate called Greenwood in Trenton, New Jersey on September 11, 1795. His father was Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823) and mother was Mary McCall (1764–1848), a descendant of the Schuyler and the Van Cortlandt families through her ancestors Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Gertrude Schuyler. He was their only child, a brother having died in childhood.
He graduated from Princeton University and read law, but chose a career in the military instead.
In 1856 he toured Europe to report on how the US military could be modernized. He retired from the military on January 26, 1858. After his retirement he was given an honorary brevet promotion to major general.
Cadwalader died October 22, 1873, and was buried in the Friends Burying Ground at Trenton, New Jersey.
On December 27, 1831, Cadwalader married Maria Charlotte Gouverneur (1801–1867). Her aunt Elizabeth Kortright (1768–1830) had married US President James Monroe, and brother Samuel L. Gouverneur (1799–1865) had married Monroe's daughter. Their children were: Emily, Mary, John, Richard and Maria.
Emily Cadwalader was born February 14, 1834, married William Henry Rawle after the death of his first wife, who was her cousin Mary Binney Cadwalader on October 17, 1869. Her step-daughter Mary Cadwalader Rawle (1850–1923), who was also her cousin twice removed, married the brother of Edith Wharton.
Mary Cadwalader married physician Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914) on June 23, 1875.
Son John Lambert Cadwalader (1836–1914) joined a prominent Wall Street law firm that now bears his name.
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