Charles E. Cassidy Explained

Birth Date:	1901
Known For:	Justice of Supreme Court of Hawaii
Module:	Embed: yes School: Cornell Big Red Currentposition: Fullback/End Pastschools: Cornell (1921–1923) Highlights: 3× National champion (1921, 1922, 1923) All-American (1923) Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame

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

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

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]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cornell University.
2. 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. Book: A History of Cornell. 9780801455377. Bishop. Morris. 15 October 2014.
4. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cassidy.html#638.11.93 Political Graveyard page on Charles E. Cassidy
5. "Entries accepted Saturday for Cassidy Memorial show ", West Hawaii Today (September 27, 2013).