Albert Dutton MacDade explained

Albert Dutton MacDade
Office1:District Attorney, Delaware County
Term Start1:1906
Term End1:1912
Office2:Pennsylvania Senate, 9th Senatorial District
Term Start2:1921
Term End2:1929
Predecessor2:Richard J. Baldwin
Successor2:John J. McClure
Office3:Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
Term Start3:1942
Term End3:1948
Party:Republican
Birth Date:23 September 1871
Birth Place:Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting Place:Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma Mater:Penn Law School
Signature:Signature of Albert Dutton MacDade (1871–1954).png

Albert Dutton MacDade (September 23, 1871 – October 4, 1954) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as district attorney for Delaware County from 1906 to 1912, as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th Senatorial District from 1921 to 1929 and as Judge in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County from 1942 to 1948.[1]

Early life and education

MacDade was born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Walker and Amie (Hedden) MacDade.[2] He graduated from Chester High School in 1888 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1894.[1]

Career

In 1894, MacDade was accepted to the Delaware County bar. He served as the district attorney of Delaware county from 1906 to 1912 and as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1920 to 1928.[3]

MacDade was elected judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1942 to 1948 and served as president judge in 1943[1]

Personal life

MacDade married Mabel Troth in 1899 and together they had two children.

MacDade was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania.

MacDade was a member of the American and State Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania National Guard for three years and was a "four-minute man" and chairman of the legal advisory board of Chester, Pennsylvania during World War I. He was a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, the Loyal Order of Moose and was a thirty-second degree Mason.[4]

He died in Philadelphia on October 4, 1954, and is interred at the Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania.[5] [6]

Legacy

In 1933, Parker Avenue in Collingdale, Pennsylvania, was renamed MacDade Boulevard in honor of MacDade.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albert Dutton MacDade . www.legis.state.pa.us . 28 July 2018.
  2. Book: Donahue . John T. . Who's Who in Delaware County . 1925 . Press of Chester Times . 22 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Ma to Macdevitt . www.politicalgraveyard.com . 29 July 2018.
  4. Book: Eastman . Frank Marshall . Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1693–1923, Volume 4 . 1922 . The American Historical Society, Inc. . New York . 358 . 29 July 2018.
  5. News: Judge MacDade Dies at Age of 83 . . 33 . 1954-10-05 . 2023-06-15 . Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Burial Records . www.lawncroftcemetery.com . 6 January 2019.
  7. Book: MacGuire . Elizabeth . Collingdale Borough . 2012 . Arcadia Publishing . Charleston, South Carolina . 978-0-7385-9767-6 . 25 . 29 July 2018.