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Stephen D. Canady (March 3, 1865–August 23, 1923) was an American businessman and politician. Canady was born on a farm neat
Litchfield, Illinois Litchfield is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,605 at the 2020 census. It is located in South Central Illinois, south of Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, the state capital ...
. He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1886. Canady lived in
Hillsboro, Illinois Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,902 at the 2020 census. History The community was founded in 1823 and incorporated on March 26, 1913. There is some doubt about the o ...
with his wife and family. He was involved in the real estate and abstract businesses. He served as clerk of Hillsboro, Illinois and as deputy clerk for
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. Canady was a
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. He served in the
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from 1905 to 1909 and from 1911 to 1913. Canady then served in the
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from 1913 to 1921. Canady died suddenly at the Hillsboro Hospital in Hillsboro, Illinois.'Former State Senator Canady Dies Suddenly,' The Mattoon Journal-Gazette, August 25, 1923, pg. 4


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1865 births 1923 deaths People from Hillsboro, Illinois People from Litchfield, Illinois Businesspeople from Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Party Illinois state senators 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub