John Cadwalader (jurist)
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | |
| In office April 24, 1858 – January 26, 1879 | |
| Appointed by | James Buchanan |
| Preceded by | John K. Kane |
| Succeeded by | William Butler |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | John McNair |
| Succeeded by | Owen Jones |
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| Born | John Cadwalader April 1, 1805 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | January 26, 1879 (aged 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Christ Church Burial Ground Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | Horace Binney Edith Wharton |
| Relatives | Clement Biddle John Cadwalader George Cadwalader Thomas Cadwalader Mary Cadwalader Rawle Jones Beatrix Farrand |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (B.A.) read law |
John Cadwalader (April 1, 1805 – January 26, 1879) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Education and career[]
Born on April 1, 1805, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,[1] Cadwalader received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1821 from the University of Pennsylvania and read law in 1825.[1]
He entered private practice in Philadelphia from 1825 to 1855.[1] He was Solicitor for the Second Bank of the United States in Philadelphia in 1830.[1]
He was Vice Provost of the Law Academy of Philadelphia from 1833 to 1853.[1] He was a Captain in the Pennsylvania State Militia in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1844,[1] which was called out for the Philadelphia Nativist Riots.[2]
He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1867.[3]
Congressional service[]
Cadwalader was elected as a Democrat from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 34th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1857.[2] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1856.[2] He briefly resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia.[2]
Federal judicial service[]
Cadwalader was nominated by President James Buchanan on April 19, 1858, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by Judge John K. Kane.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 24, 1858, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on January 26, 1879, due to his death in Philadelphia.[1][4] He was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground at the old Christ Church in Philadelphia.[2] He was succeeded by Judge William Butler, who was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes.[5]
Personal life and family[]
Cadwalader was the son of Mary (née Biddle) Cadwalader (1781–1850), of the Philadelphia Biddle family, and military leader Thomas Cadwalader (1779–1841).[6] Among his siblings was General George Cadwalader.[6] His paternal grandfather was General John Cadwalader and his great-grandfather was Dr. Thomas Cadwalader.[6] His maternal grandfather, Clement Biddle, was also a military leader, having served under George Washington during the Revolutionary War.[6]
Cadwalader first married Mary Binney (1805–1831), daughter of Horace Binney, an Anti-Jacksonian United States Representative known for his public speeches; he founded the Hasty Pudding Club at Harvard.[7] Together, Mary and John had two daughters,[8] Following his first wife's death from complications of childbirth, he married Henrietta Maria Bancker (1806–1889) with whom he had six children.[9]
Through his eldest daughter Mary, Cadwalader was the grandfather of Mary Cadwalader Rawle (1850–1935), who was married on March 24, 1870 to Frederick Rhinelander Jones, the brother of Edith Wharton; their daughter in turn was landscape architect Beatrix Cadwalader Jones Farrand (1872–1959).[8]
Cadwalader's grandson, John Cadwalader III (1874–1934), became trustee of the estate of his aunt Sophia Georgiana (née Fisher) Coxe (1841–1926) which funded the MMI Preparatory School.[10]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i John Cadwalader at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e United States Congress. "John Cadwalader (id: C000011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Death of Judge Cadwalader: The Career of a Remarkable Jurist Ended" (PDF). New York Times. January 27, 1879.
- ^ William Butler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "All-in-One Tree of John Cadwalader, Brg. Gen" (PDF). Cadwalader collection. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Binney family papers 1809-1894". quod.lib.umich.edu. Manuscripts Division William L. Clements Library University of Michigan. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Charles Penrose Keith (1883). The provincial councillors of Pennsylvania, who held office between 1733–1776: and those earlier councillors who were some time chief magistrates of the province, and their descendants. W.S. Sharp Printing Company. pp. 260, 381–382. ISBN 9780788417658.
- ^ "John Cadwalader Descent to Thomas F. Cadwalader II". Cadwalader Family Genealogy web site. Archived from the original on November 20, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "John Cadwalader, III Collection" (PDF). Collection 3014. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
External links[]
- The Cadwalader Family Papers, documenting the Cadwalader family through four generations in America, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
- John Cadwalader at Find a Grave
- United States Congress. "John Cadwalader (id: C000011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Mary Cadwalader "Minnie" Rawle". Geer Family Master File. Rootsweb. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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- 1805 births
- 1879 deaths
- Biddle family
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States federal judges appointed by James Buchanan
- 19th-century American judges
- Politicians from Philadelphia
- American people of Welsh descent
- Members of the Philadelphia Club
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Burials at Christ Church, Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 19th-century American politicians
- United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law
- University of Pennsylvania alumni