Casady, James N.

CASADY

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Date: 6/28/2021 at 23:26:29

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.808

JAMES N. CASADY
James N. Casady is the well known and popular cashier of the Norwalk bank, which was organized in 1895 by Simon Casady & Company,bankers, the other officers being Simon Casady, president; and I. I. Good, assistant cashier. The bank has a paid up capital of twenty-five thousand dollars and is in a flourishing and prosperous condition, ranking as one of the most substantial banking institutions of the county. Its officers are well known, reliable business men, who have the confidence of the public.
James N. Casady is a native of Warren county, born July 14, 1872, and is a son of Wier and Hannah (Hart) Casady, both of whom were born in Indiana. After acquiring his preliminary education in the public schools here, he attended Drake University at Des Moines, and on leaving that institution was well fitted for life's practical duties. For a time he was employed as clerk in the Des Moines Savings Bank at Des Moines and then accepted the position of cashier of the Norwalk Bank, becoming a member of the firm of Simon Casady & Company, bankers, at that time. He is a very energetic, enterprising business man and to his able management the bank owes not a little of its success. Simon Casady & Company own the following banks, all in Warren county: Norwalk Bank, Simon Casady, President; J. N. Casady, cashier; Cumming Bank, Simon Casady, president; J. N. Casady, vice president; W. H. Glynn, cashier; Spring Hill Bank, Simon Casady, president; J. N. Casady, vice president, C. C. Ash, cashier; Citizens Savings Bank at New Virginia, Simon Casady, president, J. N. Casady, vice president, F. C. Stiffler, cashier, G. L. Nine, assistant cashier.
In 1892 Mr. Casady was united in marriage to Miss Minnie L. Blakely, a native of Indianola, Iowa, and to them have been born two sons, Wier and Wayne. In his social relations Mr. Casady is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Woodmen of the World, and in politics is identified with the republican party.