Simon Casady

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Simon Casady
Born(1852-05-16)May 16, 1852
Des Moines, Iowa
DiedApril 5, 1928(1928-04-05) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBanker
Known forOrganizing the Des Moines Savings Bank
Spouse(s)Sarah Conarroe Griffiths Casady
Jane
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(m. 1880)​
Children2 (Thomas Casady and Simon Casady Jr.)

Simon Casady (June 16, 1852 – March 25, 1928) was a prominent banker in Iowa, best known for helping organize the Des Moines Bank, which later became the Des Moines Savings Bank. Casady served as president of the Des Moines Savings Bank, vice president of the Iowa National Bank, and treasurer of the Bankers Life Association. Casady has been called "the dean of Iowa bankers" by news accounts.[1] He was a member of the Casady family, an influential family of bankers, politicians, and farmers who played an important role in the early history and legislation of Iowa.[2]

Life[]

Born in Des Moines in 1852, at 314 Fifth Street, in a house that later became the site of the Central State Bank. He was the son of state senator and judge Phineas M. Casady and his wife Wilhelmina Augusta Grimmel. Judge Casady was an early pioneer settler in Iowa, prominent in city and state politics.[3] In 1880, Casady and his wife, Sarah Conarroe Griffiths, became the first native-born couple to be married in Des Moines.[4] A court case between Simon Casady and his brother Frank Casady involving inheritance from their father Phineas, Casady v. Casady, 184 Iowa 1241 (1918), went before the Iowa Supreme Court, with the court ruling in favor of Simon Casady.[5]

Simon Casady was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.[6]

Legacy[]

The Simon Casady Residence, built in 1905, is still standing and is located on 715 Hickman Road in Des Moines. The original address for the Simon Casady Residence was 715 Prospect Road, Des Moines.

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References[]

  1. ^ "The Elbert Files: Bankers Trust's first 100 years". Business Record. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  2. ^ Biographical history of Pottawattamie County, Iowa : containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States, with accompanying biographies, history of Iowa, with biographies of the governors, and engravings of prominent citizens of Pottawattamie County. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. 1997. p. 431, 439.
  3. ^ "Simon Casady". State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. ^ "Hickman Road, Simon Casady Residence". Drake University Digital Collections. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. ^ "Casady v. Casady, 184 Iowa 1241 (1918)". Caselaw Access Project. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. ^ "The Ninety-Eighter". Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Retrieved 2021-05-05.

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