| Clarence C. Caldwell | |
| Order2: | 9th Attorney General of South Dakota |
| Term Start2: | 1915 |
| Term End2: | 1919 |
| Governor2: | Frank M. Byrne 1915-1917 Peter Norbeck 1917-1919 |
| Predecessor2: | Royal Johnson |
| Successor2: | Byron S. Payne |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1877 |
| Resting Place: | Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Attorney |
| Alma Mater: | South Dakota State University University of South Dakota School of Law |
Clarence C. Caldwell (February 2, 1877 – October 4, 1957) was an American attorney and the 9th Attorney General of South Dakota.
Clarence Carey Caldwell born in Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory on February 2, 1877.[1] [2] He was raised in Minnehaha County, and graduated from Sioux Falls High School.[1] He attended South Dakota State University and graduated in 1902 with his BA.[1] He received his LL.B. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1906 after initially attending the University of Chicago Law School.[3] Caldwell was the principal of Vermillion High School for 3 years following is graduation from the University of South Dakota.[2]
Caldwell was state's attorney of Miner County from 1907 to 1908 and 1911 to 1914.[1] He was elected the 9th Attorney General of South Dakota in 1914.[1] After leaving office he established a law practice in Sioux Falls in partnership with his brother Charles V. Caldwell.[1] Caldwell later practiced in partnership with Roy D. Burns, who went on to serve as a judge of the circuit court.[1]
Caldwell died on October 4, 1957.[1] He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[4]
In 1908, Caldwell married Marie Bryant.[1] They were the parents of a son and a daughter.[1]