Title
Adolph Catlin (A.C.) Cade, Jr., 1904-1993
Subject
Businessmen
Description
Adolph Catlin Cade Jr.(born 1904) was president of the Allen & Jemison Company, retiring from that company in 1968. Cade had joined the company in 1926 as an order clerk, held various posts before becoming president of the company after his father's death in 1955.
When Cade retired, his son, A.C. Cade III, became president of the firm, becoming the third A.C. Cade in succession to serve as president of Allen and Jemison.
Active in civic affairs in Tuscaloosa, Cade was elected president of the Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce in 1959. Cade helped in founding Downtown Tuscaloosa Unlimited, Inc., a merchants group seeking to improve the downtown area. He was the organization's first president and headed it for two terms.
When Cade retired, his son, A.C. Cade III, became president of the firm, becoming the third A.C. Cade in succession to serve as president of Allen and Jemison.
Active in civic affairs in Tuscaloosa, Cade was elected president of the Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce in 1959. Cade helped in founding Downtown Tuscaloosa Unlimited, Inc., a merchants group seeking to improve the downtown area. He was the organization's first president and headed it for two terms.
Source
Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
726
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 inches x 10 inches