- John A. Caddell
John A. Caddell (
Tuscumbia, Alabama ,April 23 ,1910 –February 7 ,2006 ) was an American lawyer fromAlabama . He served on the Alabama Democratic Executive Committee from 1938 to 1950.In 1915 his family moved to
Decatur, Alabama and he attended Decatur High School (graduating in 1927). He attended theUniversity of Alabama , earning his A.B. degree in 1931 and his LL.B. in 1933. His activities at the University included membership on the Executive Committee of the Student Government Association, the Cotillion Club Committee, manager of the varsity track team, the "A" club and thePi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.John A, Caddell began practising law on
June 1 1933 , and was the senior partner of the law firm of Caddell, Shanks, Harris, Moores, and Murphree, which later became Harris, Caddell & Shanks, P.C. He was a member of the Morgan County Bar Association, the [Alabama Bar Association, and theAmerican Bar Association ; he was president of the Alabama Bar Association 1951–1952.He served on the Board of Commissioners of the
Alabama State Bar 1939–1954, and as a member of the Board of Bar Examiners of State of Alabama 1950–1953. He was a fellow at the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American College of Probate Counsel; and served on the Board of Commissioners, Judicial Council of Alabama, 1946–1950.He was a former member and chairman of the board of directors of the First National Bank of Decatur (now Regions Bank), a former member and president pro tempore of the Board of Trustees of the
University of Alabama .John Caddell was a member of
Pi Kappa Alpha ,Omicron Delta Kappa ,Phi Delta Phi , and the DecaturKiwanis Club, of which he served as president in 1939; and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce (president from 1944 to 1945).He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Decatur and was an active elder and former deacon.
He was married to the former Lucy Harris of
Tuscaloosa, Alabama and they had four children: Thomas A., Lucinda, Henry H., and John, Jr.ources
[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/famous//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////academy/j_caddel.html Alabama Academy of Honor]
[http://www..decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/060208/caddell.shtml Decatur Daily news article]
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