john, edward, cassidy, january, 1896, march, 1984, american, lawyer, john, cassidyattorney, general, illinoisin, office, 1938, 1941preceded, byotto, kerner, succeeded, bygeorge, barrettpersonal, detailsborn, 1896, january, 1896ottawa, illinoisdiedmarch, 1984, . John Edward Cassidy Sr January 31 1896 March 25 1984 was an American lawyer John E CassidyAttorney General of IllinoisIn office 1938 1941Preceded byOtto Kerner Sr Succeeded byGeorge F BarrettPersonal detailsBorn 1896 01 31 January 31 1896Ottawa IllinoisDiedMarch 25 1984 1984 03 25 aged 88 Peoria IllinoisPolitical partyDemocraticChildrenJohn E Cassidy JrBorn in Ottawa Illinois Cassidy received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1917 and was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year Cassidy served in the United States Army in Europe during World War I In 1920 Cassidy moved to Peoria Illinois to head the legal department of Aetna Life Insurance Company In 1921 he set up his own law firm in Peoria Cassidy was involved with the Democratic Party In 1936 he ran unsuccessfully for the party s nomination for lieutenant governor of Illinois Cassidy was appointed Illinois Attorney General in 1938 and served until 1941 In 1947 Illinois Governor Dwight Green appointed Cassidy to be chairman of a citizens committee to investigate the March 25 1947 mine disaster in Centralia Illinois Cassidy died in a hospital in Peoria Illinois 1 2 3 Notes edit Illinois Blue Book 1939 1940 Biographical Sketch of John E Cassidy pg 53 Former Illinois attorney general Cassidy dies 88 Mount Carmel Daily Republican Register Illinois March 27 1984 pg 7 Cassidy amp Mueller Law Firm History Legal officesPreceded byOtto Kerner Sr Attorney General of Illinois1938 1941 Succeeded byGeorge F Barrett nbsp nbsp This article about an Illinois politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Edward Cassidy amp oldid 1154836754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
