1. George Cadwalader studied law and was admitted to the bar.
18 Facts About George Cadwalader
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George Cadwalader served in the Pennsylvania state militia and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia.
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George Cadwalader's father was Thomas Cadwalader, not to be confused with his cousin Thomas McCall Cadwalader, who was a general from New Jersey.
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George Cadwalader's mother was Mary Biddle, who was the daughter of Clement Biddle, who served in the American Revolutionary War.
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In 1824, Cadwalader formed a Pennsylvania State Militia artillery company known as the Philadelphia Grays and served as company captain.
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George Cadwalader refused to allow the militia to take action as rioters destroyed the Irish-Catholic neighborhood on Kensington in May 1844.
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George Cadwalader argued that he could not do so without express order from the governor.
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In 1845, George Cadwalader was elected an honorary member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati.
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On March 3,1847, George Cadwalader was appointed brigadier general and took command of a brigade of reinforcements being sent to Winfield Scott in central Mexico.
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George Cadwalader's unit was designated the 2nd Brigade in the newly formed 3rd Division under Gideon Pillow.
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George Cadwalader participated in the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec.
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George Cadwalader was an original member of the Aztec Club of 1847 and was honorably discharged from the Army on July 20,1848.
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When Chief Justice Taney issued a writ of habeas corpus for Merryman, George Cadwalader ignored him, stating that he was authorized by the President to suspend habeas corpus.
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George Cadwalader later took command of the 1st Division in Robert Patterson's Army of the Shenandoah.
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George Cadwalader returned to Pennsylvania and commanded the post at Philadelphia and successively the District of Philadelphia, the District of the Brandywine, and the District of the Susquehanna before resigning in July 1865.
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George Cadwalader spent the remainder of his life in Philadelphia.
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George Cadwalader was a member of the Pennsylvania commandery and received MOLLUS insignia number 60.
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George Cadwalader served as Commander-in-Chief of the Loyal Legion from its founding until his death.