Benjamin Adelbert Cady (April 11, 1840 – November 27, 1920) was a politician and lawyer. Born in

Granville, Vermont Granville is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. The population was 301 at the 2020 census. The town was originally called Kingston but was renamed in 1833. Granville was one of thirteen Vermont towns isolated by flooding caused by ...

, Cady moved with his parents to Waukesha County, Wisconsin in 1850. He went to Berlin High School in Berlin, Wisconsin and to

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. Cady taught school and then served with the 37th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the

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during the

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. He then studied law and was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1867 in

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and lived in

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. Cady served as Waushara County district attorney, on the town board and was chairman of the town board, and on the Waushara County board. He was also in the mercantile, insurance, real estate, and lumber businesses. In 1883, Cady moved to Birnamwood,

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. He also served as Shawano County district attorney and on the Shawano County Board of Supervisors. In 1909, Cady served in the

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and was a Republican. He also served on the board of education. Cady died at his home in Birnamwood, Wisconsin."Pioneer Resident Dead", ''Birnamwood News'', December 1, 1920

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