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.
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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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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 |
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Early life
editCadwalader was born on April 1, 1805, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania into the prominent Cadwalader family.[1] He was the son of Mary (née Biddle) Cadwalader (1781–1850), of the Philadelphia Biddle family, and military leader Thomas Cadwalader (1779–1841).[2] Among his siblings was General George Cadwalader.[2]
His paternal grandfather was General John Cadwalader and his great-grandfather was Dr. Thomas Cadwalader.[2] His maternal grandfather, Clement Biddle, was also a military leader, having served under George Washington during the Revolutionary War.[2]
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1821 from the University of Pennsylvania and read law in 1825.[1]
Career
editHe 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.[3]
He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1867.[4]
Congressional service
editCadwalader 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.[3] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1856.[3] He briefly resumed the practice of law in Philadelphia.[3]
Federal judicial service
editCadwalader 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][5] He was interred in Christ Church Burial Ground at the old Christ Church in Philadelphia.[3] He was succeeded by Judge William Butler, who was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes.[6]
Personal life
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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, including:[8]
- Mary Binney Cadwalader (1829–1861), who married William Henry Rawle.[9]
- Elizabeth Binney Cadwalader (1831–1900), who married George Harrison Hare of the U.S. Navy.[9]
Following his first wife's death from complications of childbirth, he married Henrietta Maria Bancker (1806–1889) with whom he had six children, including:[10]
- Charles Evert Cadwalader (1839–1907), who fought in the U.S. Civil War and later became a physician.[11]
- Anne Cadwalader (1842–1927), who married Rev. Henry James Rowland, eldest son of William Rowland,[12] in 1878.[9]
- John Cadwalader Jr. (1843–1925), who married Mary Helen Fisher, a daughter of J. Francis Fisher and Eliza Izard (née Middleton) Fisher.[13]
Descendants
editThrough his eldest daughter Mary, Cadwalader was the grandfather of Mary Cadwalader Rawle (1850–1935),[14] who was married on March 24, 1870, to Frederic Rhinelander Jones (the brother of Edith Wharton); their daughter in turn was landscape architect Beatrix Cadwalader Jones Farrand (1872–1959).[8][15]
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.[16]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i John Cadwalader at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d "All-in-One Tree of John Cadwalader, Brg. Gen" (PDF). Cadwalader collection. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ 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 April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Death of Judge Cadwalader: The Career of a Remarkable Jurist Ended" (PDF). The New York Times. Philadelphia (published January 27, 1879). January 26, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ William Butler at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Binney family papers 1809-1894". quod.lib.umich.edu. Manuscripts Division William L. Clements Library University of Michigan. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Browning, Charles Henry (1891). Americans of Royal Descent: A Collection of Genealogies of American Families Whose Lineage is Traced to the Legitimate Issue of Kings. Porter & Costes. p. 138. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dr. C.E. Cadwalader Dead.; Philadelphia Physician Dies of Heart Disease in London". The New York Times. London (published June 14, 1907). June 13, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved June 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wainwright, Nicholas B. (1964). Colonial Grandeur in Philadelphia: The House and Furniture of General John Cadwalader. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-910732-05-5. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "John Cadwalader Ill.; Distinguished Philadelphia Lawyer Is 82 Years Old". The New York Times. York Harbor, Maine (published September 5, 1924). September 4, 1925. p. 17. Retrieved June 16, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Welling, Richard (September 26, 1935). "The Late Mrs. Cadwalader Jones". The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Mrs Mary C. Jones, Social Leader, Dies; As Mrs. Cadwalader Jones She Was Long Member of Circle of Exclusive Aristocrats". The New York Times. September 23, 1935. p. 17. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "John Cadwalader, III Collection" (PDF). Collection 3014. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 2007. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
External links
edit- 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.