James H. Caldwell

American actor, theatre manager, businessman (1793-1863) Date Of Birth : 1793-05-10T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1863-09-11T00:00:00Z

James Henry Caldwell (c. 1793–1863), was an English-born American actor, theatre manager and entrepreneur. Known as New Orleans “Father of Light”, he owned the New Orleans Gas Light Company, making New Orleans the fourth city in the United States to have gas lighting. Also a theater entrepreneur, he built the first English speaking theater in New Orleans and many theaters across the South.

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