Claude Ernest Cady (May 28, 1878–November 30, 1953) was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Michigan. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.
Cady was born in Lansing, Michigan, where he attended the common schools and the high school. A common school was a Public school in the United States or Canada in the nineteenth century He engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery business from 1899 to 1913. He was active in the amusement business, being owner of three theaters in Lansing (including the Capitol and Gladmer Theaters), and also had financial interests in other Michigan cities from 1914 to 1925, He was in the wholesale candy and fountain supplies business from 1925 to 1932. Cady served as a member of the Lansing board of aldermen 1910-1917 and was a member of the Lansing Police and Fire Commission 1918-1928. An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions
In 1932, Cady defeated Republican Seymour H. Person in the general election to be elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 6th congressional district to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 73rd Congress, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935. Seymour Howe Person ( February 2, 1879 - April 7, 1957) was a politician from the U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Michigan's 6th congressional district is a United States Congressional district in southwest Michigan. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Dates of sessions March 4 1933 - January 3 1935 Special session of the Senate March 4 1933 - March 6 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was defeated by Republican William W. Blackney in 1934. William Wallace Blackney ( August 28 1876 – March 14 1963) was a Politician from the U
Cady served as postmaster in Lansing 1935-1943, after which he retired from political and business life. He died in Lansing and is interred in Mount Hope Cemetery there.
References
- biographical notes pp. 417-418 from An account of Ingham County from its organization / edited by Frank N. Turner. Turner, Frank N. [Dayton, Ohio] : National Historical Association, Inc. , [1924].
- Claude E. Cady at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| Preceded by Seymour H. Person |
United States Representative for the 6th Congressional District of Michigan 1933 – 1935 |
Succeeded by William W. Blackney |