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WILLIAM A. CASSIDY
Originally published in 1900 |
WILLIAM A. CASSIDY, now serving his third term as a member of
the Board of Aldermen of Bayonne, Hudson County, was born in England
on the 5th of July, 1866, his parents being James and Margret (Sommers)
Cassidy. His ancestors on both sides are Irish. The family came to the
United States in 1868 and settled in Bayonne, N. J., where young Cassidy
received his education. At an early age he engaged in the meat and grocery business, which he followed successfully for several years. He is now an engineer at the Standard Oil Company's works at Bayonne. In politics Mr. Cassidy is a prominent and influential Democrat. He served one term as a member of the Board of School Trustees of Bayonne, and is now serving his third term as a member of the Board of Aldermen of that city. In these and other capacities he has displayed all the attributes a public spirited, patriotic, and progressive citizen. He is a member of the which mark the successful main of affairs, and which stamp him as Bayonne Democratic Club, of the Bayonne Fire Department, of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of the Catholic Church. Mr. Cassidy married Miss Catharine Dwyre, of Elizabeth, N. J., and they have three sons: Francis, George, and William.
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