Cornelius A. Cadmus

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Cornelius A. Cadmus

Cornelius Andrew Cadmus (born October 7, 1844 in Dundee Lake , New Jersey , †  January 20, 1902 in Paterson , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Cornelius Cadmus attended public schools in his homeland. He then worked in the grain and seeds business in Paterson. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1884 and 1885 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1887 to 1890 he was sheriff chief of police in Passaic County .

In the congressional elections of 1890 Cadmus was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Charles D. Beckwith on March 4, 1891 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1894 he renounced another candidacy. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Cadmus resumed his previous activities. He was also a member of the New Jersey State Penitentiary Inspection Commission. He died on January 20, 1902 in Paterson, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME Cadmus, Cornelius A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cadmus, Cornelius Andrew (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH Dundee Lake , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1902
Place of death Paterson , New Jersey