James Henry Cassidy ( 1869-1926) Maple 143
He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 28, 1869. He studied law at
the Cleveland Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1899 and began
practice in Cleveland. He served as clerk on the Committee of Rivers
and Harbors, The House of Representatives from December 1901 until
January 11, 1909 when he resigned. He was elected as a Republican to
the Sixty First Congress to fill the vacancy left by the resignation
of Theodore E. Burton. He served in this position From April 20, 1909
until March 3, 1911. He was a unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed his law practice then
and was appointed the receiver of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh Coal
Company.
James moved to New York in 1915 and worked in the brokerage business
and became president of an express company. He died in Forest Hills
gardens, New York on August 23, 1926. He does not have a tombstone.
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