Cornelius Andrew CADMUS, Congress, NJ (1844-1902)

CADMUS, Cornelius Andrew, a Representative from New Jersey; born at Dundee Lake, Bergen County, N.J., October 7, 1844; attended the public schools; engaged in the feed and grain business in Paterson, N.J.; member of the State house of assembly in 1884 and 1885; sheriff of Passaic County 1887-1890; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1891-March 3, 1895); was not a candidate for renomination in 1894; member of the board of inspectors of the State prison; resumed his former business pursuits; died in Paterson, N.J., January 20, 1902; interment in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, near Paterson, N.J.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present