Charles E. Cassidy (September 11, 1901 – May 27, 1972) was a college football and lacrosse player for the Cornell Big Red, inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame.[1] After graduation, he served as Attorney General for the Territory of Hawaii and U.S. Commissioner after Hawaii became a state.[1] He was a justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from October 5, 1959, to May 8, 1967.
Charles E. Cassidy | |
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| Born | 1901 |
| Known for | Justice of Supreme Court of Hawaii |
| College football career | |
| Cornell Big Red | |
| Position | Fullback/End |
| Career history | |
| College | Cornell (1921–1923) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cornell
editBorn in San Francisco, California to John Cassidy and Eliza (Emmes) Cassidy, Cassidy attended Cornell University.[2] He was a prominent end and fullback for the Cornell Big Red football teams of 1921, 1922, and 1923, in the backfield with George Pfann, Eddie Kaw, and Floyd Ramsey.[1][3]
Cassidy received an LL.B. from Cornell University in 1925.[2]
Law career
editCassidy began his law career in New York City, moving to Hawaii in 1926 to work for the office of the United States Attorney there.[2]
After a year, he transferred to the City and County Attorney's office, and in 1929 he went to the Attorney General's office. In 1932 he joined the staff of the Public Prosecutor's office as a Deputy and later became Public Prosecutor. He served as a Judge of the First Circuit from 1943-1947. In 1947 he entered private practice where he remained until his 1959 appointment to the Supreme Court.[2]
Personal life
editOn June 30, 1930, Cassidy married Helen O. Moses,[4] a member of the 1920 United States Olympic swim team.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Cornell University".
- ^ a b c d Hawaii Supreme Court, Annual Report of the Chief Justice to the Legislature on the Business of the Department and the Administration of Justice (1963), p. 35.
- ^ Bishop, Morris (October 15, 2014). A History of Cornell. ISBN 9780801455377.
- ^ Political Graveyard page on Charles E. Cassidy.
- ^ "Entries accepted Saturday for Cassidy Memorial show Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine", West Hawaii Today (September 27, 2013).
