Albert Dutton MacDade

Albert Dutton MacDade (September 23, 1871 – October 4, 1954) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as district attorney for Delaware County from 1906 to 1912, as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 9th Senatorial District from 1921 to 1929 and as Judge in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County from 1942 to 1948.[1]

Albert Dutton MacDade
District Attorney, Delaware County
In office
1906–1912
Pennsylvania Senate, 9th Senatorial District
In office
1921–1929
Preceded byRichard J. Baldwin
Succeeded byJohn J. McClure
Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County
In office
1942–1948
Personal details
Born(1871-09-23)September 23, 1871
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedOctober 4, 1954(1954-10-04) (aged 83)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeLawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mabel Troth
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(m. 1899)​
Alma materPenn Law School
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Early life and education

MacDade was born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Walker and Amie (Hedden) MacDade.[2] He graduated from Chester High School in 1888 and the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1894.[1]

Career

In 1894, MacDade was accepted to the Delaware County bar. He served as the district attorney of Delaware county from 1906 to 1912 and as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1920 to 1928.[3]

MacDade was elected judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas from 1942 to 1948 and served as president judge in 1943[1]

Albert Dutton MacDade grave in Lawn Croft Cemetery, Linwood Pennsylvania

Personal life

MacDade married Mabel Troth in 1899 and together they had two children.

MacDade was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chester, Pennsylvania.

MacDade was a member of the American and State Bar Associations, the Pennsylvania National Guard for three years and was a "four-minute man" and chairman of the legal advisory board of Chester, Pennsylvania during World War I. He was a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America, the Loyal Order of Moose and was a thirty-second degree Mason.[4]

He died in Philadelphia on October 4, 1954, and is interred at the Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pennsylvania.[5][6]

Legacy

In 1933, Parker Avenue in Collingdale, Pennsylvania, was renamed MacDade Boulevard in honor of MacDade.[7]

References
  1. "Albert Dutton MacDade". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  2. Donahue, John T. (1925). Who's Who in Delaware County (PDF). Press of Chester Times. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. "Ma to Macdevitt". www.politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. Eastman, Frank Marshall (1922). Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1693–1923, Volume 4. New York: The American Historical Society, Inc. p. 358. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  5. "Judge MacDade Dies at Age of 83". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1954. p. 33. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Burial Records". www.lawncroftcemetery.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  7. MacGuire, Elizabeth (2012). Collingdale Borough. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7385-9767-6. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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