George Cassedy
George Cassedy (September 16, 1783 – December 31, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
Born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Cassedy attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Hackensack. Postmaster of Hackensack from June 10, 1805, to January 1, 1806.
Cassedy was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Seventeenth Congress, reelected as a Jacksonian Democratic-Republican to the Eighteenth Congress, and reelected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827). He died in Hackensack, December 31, 1842, and was interred there in the First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery.[1]
References
- ↑ George Cassedy, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 22, 2007.
External links
- George Cassedy at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- George Cassedy at The Political Graveyard
- George Cassedy at Find A Grave
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Bloomfield |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's at-large congressional district March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1827 |
Succeeded by Isaac Pierson |