Claude E. Cady

Claude Ernest Cady ( born May 28, 1878 in Lansing, Michigan, † November 30, 1953 ) was an American politician. Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Claude Cady attended the public schools of his home. Between 1899 and 1913 he worked in the wholesale grocery business. He also went into the entertainment business, which he operated three theaters in Lansing. From 1914 to 1925 Cady worked in various cities in Michigan in the finance business. Between 1925 and 1932 he also dealt with the confectionery trade.

Politically, Cady was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1910 and 1917 he sat on the city council of Lansing; 1918 to 1928 he was a member of the municipal police and fire commission. In the congressional elections of 1932 he was in the sixth constituency of Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of the Republican Seymour H. Person on March 4, 1933. This choice was in the then federal trend in favor of the Democratic Party, which also won the presidential election with Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Cady lost in 1934 against William W. Blackney, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1935. During this time, the 21 Amendment to the Constitution was adopted. In addition, the first of the New Deal legislation was introduced in Congress.

Between 1935 and 1943 led Claude Cady the postal authority in Lansing. After he retired from political life. He died on November 30, 1953 in his hometown of Lansing.

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