Charles E. Cassidy (September 11, 1901 – May 27, 1972) was a college football and lacrosse player for the Cornell Big Red, inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame.[1] After graduation, he served as Attorney General for the Territory of Hawaii and U.S. Commissioner after Hawaii became a state.[1] He was a justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from October 5, 1959, to May 8, 1967.
After a year, he transferred to the City and County Attorney's office, and in 1929 he went to the Attorney General's office. In 1932 he joined the staff of the Public Prosecutor's office as a Deputy and later became Public Prosecutor. He served as a Judge of the First Circuit from 1943-1947. In 1947 he entered private practice where he remained until his 1959 appointment to the Supreme Court.[2]
^ abcdHawaii Supreme Court, Annual Report of the Chief Justice to the Legislature on the Business of the Department and the Administration of Justice (1963), p. 35.
^Bishop, Morris (15 October 2014). A History of Cornell. ISBN9780801455377.
charles, cassidy, september, 1901, 1972, college, football, lacrosse, player, cornell, inducted, into, cornell, athletics, hall, fame, after, graduation, served, attorney, general, territory, hawaii, commissioner, after, hawaii, became, state, justice, hawaii,. Charles E Cassidy September 11 1901 May 27 1972 was a college football and lacrosse player for the Cornell Big Red inducted into the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame 1 After graduation he served as Attorney General for the Territory of Hawaii and U S Commissioner after Hawaii became a state 1 He was a justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court from October 5 1959 to May 8 1967 Charles E CassidyBorn1901Known forJustice of Supreme Court of HawaiiCollege football careerCornell Big RedPositionFullback EndCareer historyCollegeCornell 1921 1923 Career highlights and awards3 National champion 1921 1922 1923 All American 1923 Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame Contents 1 Cornell 2 Law career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCornell editBorn in San Francisco California to John Cassidy and Eliza Emmes Cassidy Cassidy attended Cornell University 2 He was a prominent end and fullback for the Cornell Big Red football teams of 1921 1922 and 1923 in the backfield with George Pfann Eddie Kaw and Floyd Ramsey 1 3 Cassidy received an LL B from Cornell University in 1925 2 Law career editCassidy began his law career in New York City moving to Hawaii in 1926 to work for the office of the United States Attorney there 2 After a year he transferred to the City and County Attorney s office and in 1929 he went to the Attorney General s office In 1932 he joined the staff of the Public Prosecutor s office as a Deputy and later became Public Prosecutor He served as a Judge of the First Circuit from 1943 1947 In 1947 he entered private practice where he remained until his 1959 appointment to the Supreme Court 2 Personal life editOn June 30 1930 Cassidy married Helen O Moses 4 a member of the 1920 United States Olympic swim team 5 References edit a b c Cornell University a b c d Hawaii Supreme Court Annual Report of the Chief Justice to the Legislature on the Business of the Department and the Administration of Justice 1963 p 35 Bishop Morris 15 October 2014 A History of Cornell ISBN 9780801455377 Political Graveyard page on Charles E Cassidy Entries accepted Saturday for Cassidy Memorial show Archived 2016 06 02 at the Wayback Machine West Hawaii Today September 27 2013 External links editCharles E Cassidy at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles E Cassidy amp oldid 1179534303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
