Cady Staley
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{{Short description|American educator and university president}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Cady Staley
| image = Cady Staley Case Western Reserve President 1890s.jpg
| order = 1st
| title = President of Case School of Applied Science
| term_start = 1886
| term_end = 1902
| predecessor =
| successor = Charles S. Howe
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1840|12|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Minaville, Montgomery County, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1928|6|27|1840|12|12|mf=y}}
| death_place = Amsterdam, New York
|resting_place= Chuctanunda Cemetery, Montgomery County, New York
|resting_place_coordinates =
| alma_mater = Union College
| spouse = {{Marriage|Kate Holcomb|December 23, 1869}}
| signature = Signature of Cady Staley (1840–1928).png
}}
Cady Staley (December 12, 1840 – June 27, 1928) was the first president of Case School of Applied Science, now Case Western Reserve University.
Biography
Staley was born in Florida, Montgomery County, New York on December 12, 1840.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wW9GAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA154 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |volume=XI |publisher=James T. White & Company |page=154 |year=1909 |access-date=2021-01-08 |via=Google Books}} He earned three degrees from Union College of Schenectady, New York, to include his B.A. (1865), C.E. (1866), and Ph.D. (1886).
He worked at Union College as an instructor in Civil Engineering from 1867-1868, a professor of that subject from 1868-1876, and the Dean of the Faculty from 1876-1886.
He married Kate Holcomb on December 23, 1869. Staley also served as an engineer on the building of the Central Pacific Railroad.
In 1886, Staley became the first president of Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, Ohio, holding the office until 1902. During and after his tenure, he also served as a professor of Civil Engineering, Political Economy, and Economics.
Staley died at his home in Amsterdam, New York on June 27, 1928.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67211587/first-case-school-president-succumbs/ |title=First Case School President Succumbs |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Cleveland |agency=AP |page=17 |date=1928-06-28 |access-date=2021-01-08 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Writings
He was the author of:
- The Separate System of Sewerage (1886) with George Spencer Pierson
References
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External links
- [https://case.edu/its/archives/presidents/stasummary.htm Case Western Reserve University bio]
- {{find a Grave|94082288}}
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Category:Case Western Reserve University faculty
Category:People from Florida, Montgomery County, New York
Category:Union College (New York) alumni