Daniel Cady (1773–1859) was a prominent lawyer and judge in upstate New York. While perhaps better known today as the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Judge Cady had a full and accomplished life of his own.
Born in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, Cady studied law in Albany under John Woodworth and eventually settled in Johnstown, New York. Admitted to the bar in 1795, he began to practice law as an attorney during George Washington's presiden...
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Daniel Cady (1773–1859) was a prominent lawyer and judge in upstate New York. While perhaps better known today as the father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Judge Cady had a full and accomplished life of his own.
Born in Canaan, Columbia County, New York, Cady studied law in Albany under John Woodworth and eventually settled in Johnstown, New York. Admitted to the bar in 1795, he began to practice law as an attorney during George Washington's presidency. As a young lawyer, he worked with such notables as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and toward the end of his career, he served on a case with Abraham Lincoln, where they each represented clients in a land dispute associated with Beloit College.
For a time, Cady prosecuted cases for the State as District Attorney of Montgomery County, New York. He also served in the New York State Assembly and in the US House of Representatives. He is considered by some to be the father of Fulton County, New York, virtually engineering the county's...
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