John Cadwalader
John Cadwalader (born April 1, 1805 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † January 26, 1879 there ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1855 and 1857 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives ; later he became a federal judge .
Career
John Cadwalader studied at the University of Pennsylvania until 1821 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1825, he began to work in Philadelphia in this profession. In 1830 he worked for the Second Bank of the United States . During some troubles in Philadelphia in 1844 he was captain of the militia there. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .
In the congressional election of 1854 Cadwalader was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fifth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded John McNair on March 4, 1855 . Since he refused to run again in 1856, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1857 . This was shaped by the events leading up to the civil war .
After his time in the US House of Representatives, John Cadwalader initially practiced as a lawyer again. From 1858 he was a judge at the federal district court for the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania. He held this office until his death on January 26, 1879 in Philadelphia. His younger brother George rose to major general in the Union Army during the Civil War .
In 1867 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .
Web links
- John Cadwalader in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Cadwalader in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- John Cadwalader in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: John Cadwalader. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 27, 2018 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John McNair |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857 |
Owen Jones |
| John K. Kane | Federal District Court Justice for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania April 24, 1858 - January 26, 1879 |
William Butler |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cadwalader, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1879 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |