About George Cassedy
Lived 1783 – 1842 (aged 59). George Cassedy was an American politician and lawyer.
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 later studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Hackensack, and became the postmaster of Hackensack from June 10, 1805, to January 1, 1806. He owned slaves.
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.
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Who was George Cassedy?
American politician (1783-1842)
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George Cassedy was born on 16 September 1783 in Hackensack.
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George Cassedy died on 31 December 1842 in Hackensack.
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