History of Montgomery County : embracing early discoveries, the advance of civilization, the labors and triumphs of Sir William Johnson, the inception and development of manufactures, with town and local records, also military achievements of Montgomery patriots . the early years of the present centurywas Daniel Cady, a native of Columbia county, born in April, read law with John Wentworth, at Albany and was admitted to thestate courts in 1795, after which he found Johnstown a suitable field forhis profession, and became at once the acknowledged leader of the bar,a position he justly m
History of Montgomery County : embracing early discoveries, the advance of civilization, the labors and triumphs of Sir William Johnson, the inception and development of manufactures, with town and local records, also military achievements of Montgomery patriots . the early years of the present centurywas Daniel Cady, a native of Columbia county, born in April, read law with John Wentworth, at Albany and was admitted to thestate courts in 1795, after which he found Johnstown a suitable field forhis profession, and became at once the acknowledged leader of the bar,a position he justly maintained throughout the long period of his prac-tice. Tn 1808 he was elected to the assembly and re-elected in 1809—Ii_i2-i3. In 1814 he was elected to congress, and in 1847 ^t^ i849to the Supreme Court. The rival candidate for judicial honors wasJudge Fine, a lawyer of ability and popularity, but Judge Cadys greatstrength gave but little chance to any opposition. Judge Cady had twosons who died early in life, and six daughters, all of whom were charac-terized by more than usual intellectual endowment, and one of whom—Elizabeth Cady Stanton—has reached prominence in discussing someof the leading questions of the day. When first elected to the bench. ^
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