John C. Grady
{{Short description |American lawyer and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = John C. Grady
|image = John C Grady.png
|office1 = Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 7th district
|term_start1 = 1877
|term_end1 = 1903
|predecessor1 = Hiram Horter
|successor1 = James P. McNichol
|office2 = Pennsylvania Senate, President Pro Tempore
|term_start2 = 1887
|term_end2 = 1890
|predecessor2 =
|successor2 =
|party = Republican
|birth_name = John Cadwalader Grady
|birth_date = October 8, 1847
|birth_place = Eastport, Maine
|death_date = March 5, 1916
|death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|resting_place= Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|spouse =
|alma_mater = University of Pennsylvania Law School
|signature = Signature of John Cadwalader Grady (1847–1916).png
|website =
}}
John Cadwalader Grady (October 8, 1847 – March 5, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 7th district from 1877 to 1903 including as President Pro Tempore from 1887 to 1890.
Early life and education
Grady was born in Eastport, Maine to Irish immigrant John O'Grady and Eliza Daggett. The family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he was young and he attended the Philadelphia public schools. He began his career as a bookkeeper for Gould & Company.{{cite book |last1=Blanchard |first1=Charles |title=The Progressive Men of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Volume II |date=1909 |publisher=A.W. Bowen & Co. |location=Logansport, Indiana |page=654 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-lZKAAAAYAAJ&q=%22john+c.+grady%22+pennsylvania&pg=PA654 |accessdate=3 March 2019}} Grady graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1871. He practiced law in Philadelphia.{{cite web |title=Pennsylvania State Senate - John Cadwalader Grady Biography |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=4305&body=S |website=www.legis.state.pa.us |accessdate=3 March 2019}}
Career
From 1877 to 1905, Grady served in the Pennsylvania State Senate and was president pro tempore of the state senate in 1887 and 1889. From 1907 to 1909, Grady served as Philadelphia Department of Docks, Wharves, and Ferries. He never married and died in a Philadelphia hospital after suffering a stroke."Obituary-Hon, John C. Grady", Chester Times (Pennsylvania), March 6, 1916, pg. 7 He was interred at the Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|119422127}}
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Category:Burials at Mount Moriah Cemetery (Philadelphia)
Category:Lawyers from Philadelphia
Category:Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
Category:People from Eastport, Maine
Category:Politicians from Philadelphia
Category:Presidents pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate
Category:University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly