Tom Caldwell (30 June 1921 – 13 November 2002) was a politician, art dealer and interior designer in Northern Ireland.
[2] In 1954, Caldwell inherited the family furniture business, and began promoting contemporary design.
In 1962, he had his first involvement in politics, asking Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Basil Brooke to formally thank Roman Catholics for not supporting the Irish Republican Army (IRA)'s Border Campaign.
[3] Caldwell accepted a late offer to contest Belfast Willowfield at the 1969 Northern Ireland general election as an unofficial Unionist supporter of former Ulster Unionist Party Prime Minister Terence O'Neill.
[2] Caldwell stood unsuccessfully as an independent Unionist in South Antrim at the 1970 general election, taking only 11.2% of the votes cast.