D. Percy Caldwell, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller
Date: 1999-2000




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D. Percy Caldwell is an ex-service man of the World war, and since 

coming out of the service, when about twenty-one years of age, has 

made rapid progress to a position of high responsibility in the 

business and also in the civic affairs of Shreveport.



Mr. Caldwell was born at Athens, in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, 

in 1898, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Caldwell.  His education was 

one of liberal advantages in the high school at Marksville, Louisiana, 

and the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.  He left the 

university and went into the United States Army early in 1918.  

At first he was assigned duty in the Marine Hospital at Camp Beauregard, 

Alexandria, Louisiana, and in August, 1918, was transferred to the 

naval service at tie naval station at Baton Rouge, remaining there 

until his honorable discharge in December, 1918.



After leaving the army he was for a short time a member of the clerical 

force in the Continental National Bank at Shreveport, but in the early 

part of 1919 entered the service of the Southwestern Gas and Electric 

Company as billing clerk.  His faithful service and efficiency have 

promoted him throng, various positions to that of assistant auditor of 

this large and important public service corporation, which owns and 

operates the electric light, electric power, natural and artificial gas 

franchises in Shreveport, Texarkana, Beaumont and at Gulfport, Mississippi.  

The president of the corporation is Henry M. Dawes, of Chicago, brother 

of Gen. Charles Dawes, vice president of the United States.  The civic 

work in which Mr. Caldwell is particularly interested is done through 

the medium of the Shreveport Kiwanis Club, of which he is secretary and 

treasurer.  This club has 110 members representing a cross section of the 

outstanding business and professional citizens of Shreveport, through its 

active service each week throughout the year has become one of the bulwarks 

behind the best Civic movement in Shreveport.  One of the primary objects 

of its service is what it does for under-privileged children.  

Mr. Caldwell is also a Mason, and a member of both the Senior and Junior 

Chamber of Commerce, serving as first vice president of the Junior organization.



A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), pp. 154-155, by Henry E. Chambers.  

Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.