| The HonorableJohn B. Cassoday | |
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| 9th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office July 4, 1895 – December 30, 1907 | |
| Preceded by | Harlow S. Orton |
| Succeeded by | John B. Winslow |
| Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court | |
| In office November 11, 1880 – December 30, 1907 | |
| Appointed by | William E. Smith |
| Preceded by | Edward George Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Robert McKee Bashford |
| 27th Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly | |
| In office January 10, 1877 – January 9, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Sam Fifield |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Barrows |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Rock 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – January 1, 1878 | |
| Preceded by | Fenner Kimball |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Gleason |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Rock 5th district | |
| In office January 1, 1865 – January 1, 1866 | |
| Preceded by | Hamilton Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Allen C. Bates |
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| Born | John Bolivar Cassoday (1830-07-07)July 7, 1830 Herkimer County, New York |
| Died | December 30, 1907(1907-12-30) (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Profession | lawyer, judge |
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John Bolivar Cassoday (July 7, 1830 – December 30, 1907) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. He was the 9th Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the 27th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
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Born in Herkimer County, New York, he moved with his widowed mother to Tioga County, Pennsylvania, at age 3. After one year at the University of Michigan, he attended the Albany Law School. He moved to Janesville, Wisconsin, in July 1857 and established a law practice.
Politically, Cassoday was a Republican. He was a delegate from Wisconsin to the 1864 National Union National Convention, which nominated Abraham Lincoln for re-election, and was also a candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly that year on Lincoln's National Union ticket. He was elected to represent Janesville in the Assembly for the 1865 session, and was later elected to the 1877 session. In the 1877 session, he was chosen as Speaker by a vote of the Assembly. In 1880, he was chairman of the Wisconsin delegation to the 1880 Republican National Convention.
Later in 1880, Cassoday was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Governor William E. Smith, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Justice Edward George Ryan. Cassoday was elected to remain in office in 1881, and was re-elected in 1889 and 1899. In 1895, Chief Justice Harlow S. Orton died in office. As the next most senior member of the court, Cassoday became the chief justice. Cassoday served twelve years as Chief Justice until his death in 1907. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Madison.
John B. Cassoday is the namesake of Cassoday, Kansas.
References
- Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Cassie to Castka". politicalgraveyard.com.
- "Dictionary of Wisconsin History". Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2001. Retrieved November 18, 2001.
- "Wisconsin Court System - John B. Cassoday (1830-1907)". Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
- Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 12. ISBN 9780974435886.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded bySam Fifield | Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1877 – 1878 |
Succeeded byAugustus Barrows |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded byEdward George Ryan | Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1880 – 1907 |
Succeeded byRobert McKee Bashford |
| Preceded byHarlow S. Orton | Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court 1895 – 1907 |
Succeeded byJohn B. Winslow |
| Chief justices of Wisconsin | ||
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| Territory (1836–1848) |  | |
| First state supreme court (1848–1853) | ||
| Formal state supreme court (since 1853) | ||
- People from Herkimer County, New York
- Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin
- Albany Law School alumni
- Chief justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 1830 births
- 1907 deaths
- Speakers of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- 19th-century American judges
- Burials at Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)