Chauncey Goodrich Cady (August 20, 1803 – December 10, 1893) was an American farmer and politician. Born in

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, Cady moved to

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and settled in what is now Cady, Michigan. He was a farmer and held various local offices. He served in the Michigan Territorial Militia in 1826-1829 as a paymaster with the rank of major. In 1845 and 1849, he served in the

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. He joined the

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in 1854. He died in

Detroit, Michigan Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at ...

. His brother was Horace H. Cady who also served in the Michigan Legislature.'Descendants of Nicholas Cady of Watertown, Mass. 1645-1910,' Orrin Peer Allen, Press of C.B. Fiske and Company: 1910, Biographical Sketch of Chauncery Cade, pg. 272

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1803 births 1893 deaths People from Mount Clemens, Michigan People from Otsego County, New York Michigan Territory officials Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives 19th-century American legislators People from Clinton, Macomb County, Michigan {{Michigan-politician-stub