James H. Cassidy
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Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cassidy attended public schools. He later studied law at Cleveland Law School.
He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Cleveland, Ohio. Cassidy subsequently served as clerk of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, House of Representatives, from December 1901 until January 11, 1909, when he resigned.
Congress
James H. Cassidy was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Theodore E. Burton, where he served from April 20, 1909 to March 3, 1911. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress.
Later career
He resumed the practice of his profession in Cleveland, Ohio. He was appointed as receiver of the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Coal Co.. He moved to New York in 1915 and engaged in the brokerage business. He served as president of an express company.
Death and burial
He died in Forest Hills Gardens, New York on August 23, 1926. He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery (Kew Gardens, New York).
Sources
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- 1869 births
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- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Lawyers from Cleveland
- Cleveland State University College of Law alumni
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- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly