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Charles E. Cassidy

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Charles E. Cassidy
Born1901
Known forJustice of Supreme Court of Hawaii
College football career
Cornell Big Red
PositionFullback/End
Career history
CollegeCornell (1921–1923)
Career highlights and awards

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.

Cornell

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Born 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

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Cassidy 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

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On June 30, 1930, Cassidy married Helen O. Moses,[4] a member of the 1920 United States Olympic swim team.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cornell University".
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bishop, Morris (October 15, 2014). A History of Cornell. ISBN 9780801455377.
  4. ^ Political Graveyard page on Charles E. Cassidy.
  5. ^ "Entries accepted Saturday for Cassidy Memorial show Archived 2016-06-02 at the Wayback Machine", West Hawaii Today (September 27, 2013).
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