Cassidy, Daniel H.

DANIEL H. CASSIDY, farmer, is a son of William and Sarah (Hoffman) Cassidy. William Cassidy was a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, and a miller by trade. He came to Venango county in 1823 for the purpose of running the Phipps grist mill in Clinton township. He afterward built and operated a small pottery in that township, and eventually purchased a farm in Irwin. His wife died in 1864, and he in 1866. He was one of the early members of the Church of God, of Barkeyville. His children were as follows: John H.; Daniel H.; Carlisle; Elizabeth, who married Curtis Rook; James; Mary Ann, who married Abraham Lamer; Thomas; Walter, and William. Our subject was born in 1817, came to Venango county with his parents, and in 1839 engaged as a driver on the stage line between Pittsburgh and Butler, and followed various occupations up to 1843, when he located in Mechanicsville. He was engaged in rafting for some years on the Allegheny river, and in 1869 settled on his present farm, where he has since resided. He was married in 1847 to Miss Julia A., daughter of Chauncey Hamilton, an early school teacher of Venango county. Mr. Cassidy votes the Republican ticket, has filled several of the offices in Irwin township, and in 1865 was elected county commissioner, and served one term.