Albert Dutton MacDade (September 23, 1871 – October 4, 1954) was an American politician from

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who served as district attorney for Delaware County from 1906 to 1912, as a

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member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th Senatorial District from 1921 to 1929 and as Judge in the

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for Delaware County from 1942 to 1948.

Early life and education

MacDade was born in

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, to Joseph Walker and Amie (Hedden) MacDade. He graduated from Chester High School in 1888 and the

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in 1894.

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. MacDade was elected judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1942 to 1948 and served as president judge in 1943 He is interred at the Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania. Albert Dutton MacDade Grave

Personal life

MacDade married Mabel Troth in 1899 and together they had two children. MacDade was a member of the First Baptist Church in

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. MacDade was a member of the American and State Bar Associations, the

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for three years and was a " four-minute man" and chairman of the legal advisory board of Chester, Pennsylvania during

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. He was a member of the

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, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, the

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and was a thirty-second degree Mason.

Legacy

In 1933, Parker Avenue in

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, was renamed MacDade Boulevard in honor of MacDade.

References

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