John Cady

John Deere Cady (January 26, 1866 – November 12, 1933) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was the grandson of John Deere, and the great-grandson of Linus Yale, Sr.

Career In 1904, he was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 23rd in this competition. In the individual competition he finished 27th in the qualification and was eliminated in the first round of the match play.

He was a founder of the Rock Island Arsenal golf club and won the golf championship seven times. He was also an investor, businessman and socialite. His father was architect Merton Yale Cady and Cady lived at John Deere House with his parents, and later, with his wife. He became president of the Trans-Mississippi Golf association and took part in Moline philanthropic works with the Red Cross. He became an associate of Dean, Onativia & Co., and of E. A. Pierce & Co., until his death in Chicago.